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06-10-2005, 05:01 PM
I did a dive at Eagles Nest Wednesday night and the visibility was excellent (100'+). This is the best that I have seen it since 1999.

I did another dive at Eagles Nest this morning and the visibility was a little worse than normal (40').

How quickly things change! Have a great weekend!!!! :)
Signal 20
06-10-2005, 05:06 PM
in the past 3 days we have had ALOT of rain.....could be a factor??
06-10-2005, 05:06 PM
I did a dive at Eagles Nest Wednesday night and the visibility was excellent (100'+). This is the best that I have seen it since 1999.
I did another dive at Eagles Nest this morning and the visibility was a little worse than normal (40').
How quickly things change! Have a great weekend!!!! :)

40' ? Ha!!! You must be related to Hal... I would say about 10' in the basin and not much more than 15' in the cave (upstream)....

http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/504/thumbs/eaglesnest_june10_05_chip.jpg (http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/504/eaglesnest_june10_05_chip.jpg)

Sure was a shame we missed Wednesday's great vis, today. Especially after lugging all that gear & lights into the water... Oh well, one day... :(
wingman
06-10-2005, 07:07 PM
Well, just down the road, diepolder III was great...hard to say an exact number but well over 100 feet; as far as our lights would go...i dove a 10w hid in one hand and a 21w in the other...a HUGE difference. The basin was a mess but the cave was stupendous.
diver77
06-11-2005, 09:34 PM
Any updates from this weekend?
Yellow Odin
06-12-2005, 07:49 AM
Dove there yesterday (Sat 6/11). Below 10' depth in basin vis ~25-30', "cavern area" vis ~30' and tannic, improving beyond p300' downstream and Lockwood Tunnel vis to ~50'.

Although the road was wet, careful navigation got a 2WD truck and a mid-size car back there. Max water depth 6-8" in the ruts of the big puddle shortly before the Nest.

Be careful and enjoy!!
06-13-2005, 04:22 PM
in the past 3 days we have had ALOT of rain.....could be a factor??

Jay (Titen) ... We have been getting lots of rain for about a month now! The visibility was still good after the first two weeks of rain and then the visibility made a major shift in less than 36 hours. Maybe the rain has a delayed effect? The visibility was better after the Nest was dry for several months. 8)