Scuba Diving in Maryland, United States
Best dive sites in Maryland, United States
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Kelly's Reef/Little Gull
Maryland · 9–14 m
Kelly's Reef (the Little Gull site) is a 467-acre Maryland artificial reef about 3 nautical miles southeast of the Ocean City Inlet. Reef materials include concrete rubble, prefabricated concrete units and a sunken barge in roughly 30-45 ft of water. Its short run from the inlet makes it a convenient shallow reef dive and spearfishing spot for sea bass, tautog and flounder.
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Bob Mason Reef
Maryland · —
Artificial reef built from Designed units, 4 piles of 6 pyramids
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Choptank River Bridge - Dorchester Count Side (Old Route 50 Bridge/Fishing Pier)
Maryland · Up to 7 m
Artificial reef built from Concrete Bridge Rubble
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Purnell's Reef
Maryland · 7–10 m
Purnell's Reef is a 413-acre Maryland artificial reef site 2.4 nautical miles northeast of the Ocean City Inlet, built from prefabricated concrete modules and concrete rubble in roughly 30-35 ft of water. The shallow depth and short run from the inlet make it one of the easiest ocean reef dives off Ocean City, holding sea bass, tautog, spadefish, croaker and triggerfish in season.
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Doll’s Lump/Hackett’s Point
Maryland · Up to 7.9 m
Artificial reef built from Reefballs, concrete pipe
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Great Eastern Reef/Twin Wrecks
Maryland · 29–34 m
A 1,000-plus acre Maryland artificial reef 20 nautical miles east of the Ocean City Inlet in 95-110 ft of water, centered on the historic 'Twin Wrecks': the 322-ft steel cargo ship Saetia (a WWI-era loss) and the upside-down bow section of the tanker Oklahoma, which broke in two in 1914. Cable piles and reef material around the wrecks hold plentiful lobster, and the site draws sea bass, tautog and pelagics in season.
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Isle of Wight Reef ("IOW")
Maryland · Up to 18.9 m
A dive site in United States. The site reaches a maximum depth of about 19 m. The site is reached by boat. Rated intermediate based on available data.
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African Queen Reef
Maryland · 18–23 m
An 800-acre Maryland artificial reef site 12 nautical miles southeast of the Ocean City Inlet, centered on the wreck of the freighter African Queen, which grounded and broke in two in 1958; the bow and stern sections lie a short distance apart in about 70 ft of water. The periphery has been built up with prefabricated concrete units, cable mounds, an M60 tank and several small sunken vessels. Divers visit it for lobster, sea bass and tautog over the wreckage.
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Russell's Reef/Great Gull
Maryland · 9–13 m
Russell's Reef, also known as Great Gull Reef, is a Maryland artificial reef of slightly under 1,000 acres located 4.2 nautical miles southeast of the Ocean City Inlet on the Great Gull Bank. Concrete reef material in roughly 30-45 ft of water attracts sea bass, tautog and flounder, and the site's proximity to the inlet makes it a convenient shallow dive and spearfishing area.
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