Beaufort 45' Reef
South Carolina · Up to 14.9 m
Artificial reef built from Concrete coated steel trees
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Blake Island Reef
Washington · —
Blake Island Reef is a dive site located in United States. It is accessible from shore.
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Dierkes Lake
Idaho · 2–7.6 m
A small spring-fed lake of about 5 acres adjacent to Shoshone Falls Park near Twin Falls, widely used by southern Idaho dive shops for open-water training. The lake has an average depth around 21 to 25 feet with submerged platforms and obstacles set up for instruction. Visibility typically runs 5 to 15 feet, and the easy shore access makes it one of the most dive-friendly spots in the state.
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Carnelian Bay
California · 3–7.6 m
Carnelian Bay, on Tahoe's north shore at Patton Beach/Waterman's Landing and Carnelian West Beach, is a free, year-round beginner site named for the reddish carnelian stones found along the shoreline. A very gradually sloping sandy bottom averaging 20-25 ft holds a scattering of semi-historic debris — a sunken barge, engine blocks, deteriorating fishing boats and enormous logs — with 50-60 ft visibility typical. It is the lake's most popular summer night-dive site, alive with crawfish, sculpin and rainbow trout after dark.
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Lake Marburg - Sinsheim Cove (Codorus State Park)
Pennsylvania · —
Lake Marburg is a 1,275-acre lake in Codorus State Park near Hanover, PA. Because of heavy boat traffic, scuba diving is restricted to Sinsheim Cove on the east side of the park. Divers must register and show certification at the park office before diving and sign out afterward; the buddy system and a dive flag are mandatory. Recreational diving is free, while training and organized events require a special activities agreement.
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General Butler
Vermont · 10–12.2 m
An 88-foot schooner-rigged sailing canal boat built in 1862 that crashed into the Burlington breakwater in a December 1876 gale while hauling marble, her crew leaping to safety onto the icy stones before she sank. She rests upright and remarkably intact on her keel in just 40 feet of water, 75 yards west of the breakwater's southern end, with dead-eyes, windlass, and mast tabernacles still visible. As the shallowest and most popular Vermont Underwater Historic Preserve wreck, it is an ideal first freshwater wreck dive; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Esso Gettysburg Wreck
South Carolina · —
American tanker torpedoed in World War II
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Isles of Shoals
New Hampshire · —
A cluster of rocky islands about six miles off the NH/ME coast, straddling the state line, that is the premier boat-diving destination for New Hampshire charters. Sites around Star, White, Lunging and Smuttynose Islands offer kelp-covered ledges, boulder fields and walls with abundant lobster, fish life and frequent harbor seal encounters, in some of the clearest water in the region.
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Atlantic City - Military Vehicle
New Jersey · 15.5–21.9 m
Artificial reef built from M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-551 Sheridan Light Tank, deployed 1995.
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Wisconsin Wreck
Wisconsin · 27–40 m
The 204-foot iron-hulled Goodrich steamer Wisconsin (1881) foundered off Kenosha in an October 1929 gale after her cargo shifted, taking part of her crew with her. She lies fully upright and intact in about 130 feet of water, her deck rising 30 feet off the bottom with cargo including iron castings and automobile remains below. One of southern Wisconsin's signature advanced wreck dives, she is serviced regularly by Kenosha and Milwaukee charters.
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Sheridan Lake
South Dakota · 3–12.2 m
A nearly 400-acre US Forest Service reservoir on Spring Creek in the Black Hills, about 15 miles southwest of Rapid City. The 1870s gold-mining town of Sheridan was inundated when the lake filled in 1942, and divers explore the submerged townsite remnants in roughly 20 ft of water; maximum lake depth is about 40 ft. It is a quieter alternative to nearby Pactola, with marina, beaches and campgrounds on shore.
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