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From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 01:55
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Lake Lanier Was:Trip Report Lake Travis


> On Sun, 6 May 2001 23:15:35 -0500, Steven Catron
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> wrote:
> The metrically-inclined would have known 20 feet is 6m, or 6.096m
> to be precise, and not 7m.
DOH!  Good catch, Bob.

> Lake Hartwell in this part of SC has 1' or less vis at any depth!
> NOBODY dives in Lake Hartwell.  Instructors take students to Lake
> Keowee (15 miles from Clemson) where the vis dramatically improves
> to 3' on some training sites.  :-)
Ouch!  Those conditions make me really respect the abilities, toughness, and
perserverance of the blackwater divers - while seriously questioning their
sanity!  :-)

> Then folks think Lake Jocassee (30 miles from Clemson) is heaven,
> where diver can actually SEE an occasion fish.
Fish?  Wot's that?  ;-)

Steven