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It varies from site to site. There is no one answer. All of the former posts, from my opinion, are all correct. Depending on where you are, they could be filled by a number of ways.
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I found an ocean somewhat similar to that near Virginia.Rimp:In BC I dive in an ocean teaming with more life than i can ever hope to have the pleasure to explore, and oceans deeper than I could ever hope to go..
I suppose someone with no imagination would find it hard to believe.Rimp:It seems hard to believe that people would want to dive in a man made pit full of rain water.
Some like to bring the family along and make a day or a weekend of it. Having grilled burgers with the wife and kids on your surface interval has some advantages.Rimp:Why do you dive in there?
See aboveRimp:What is the purpose of it?
Normally. Nature does not often leave a vacuum.Rimp:Is there anything in there besides water and mud?
They quarry until the material they are after runs out, the operation becomes unprofitable, or the pumps can no longer keep up with the groundwater.bubble blower:Not real sure where to post this...I was wondering how quarries get filled with water. Is it from digging until water is hit and the quarry fills or is this a process done by man after the mining is done? Just curious.
Thanks for any insight.
Lol, every time I drive by a local quarry, I'm thinking exactly that!ScubaHawk:You know you are a Midwest Muck Diver when you drive around to working quarries and ask "Finished Yet? How about a ledge there and a nice wall over here?"
Thanks to all for the responses. I was pretty sure that's how it all happened. There usually seems to be a lot of pipes leading out of the quarries (which I assumed were left from the pumping days). Again, thanks everyone.They quarry until the material they are after runs out, the operation becomes unprofitable, or the pumps can no longer keep up with the groundwater.
Is this why many of the photos i see taken in quarries have a green tinge to the water??getwet2:I think it's more fun to get a bunch of people together at night, grab some fire wood (picnic tables will work in a pinch), a car with a good sound system and of course a good selection of music, :bang: Pink Floyd, Lenny, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company, etc. (tastes vary) and a whole bunch of :beer: BEER, by the time morning comes the quarry should be just about full. :wave-smil If not, repeat the above until it is.
ScubaHawk:You know you are a Midwest Muck Diver when you drive around to working quarries and ask "Finished Yet? How about a ledge there and a nice wall over here?"