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Louise Mine Pit (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area)

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Open Water suggested6–31 m (20–100 ft) depthShore entry

Louise Mine Pit (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area) at a glance

Louise Mine Pit (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area) is an intermediate shore dive site in Minnesota, United States with depths of 6.1–30.5 m (20–100 ft). Typically most favorable Jan · from 3 years of archive data. Divers commonly see Common loon (diving overhead), Northern pike, and Largemouth bass. Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Next window today· 8:00–19:00 · favorable & moderate · sunset 18:08

Wind forecast for this hour · 6:00 · run 6 h ago
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Site hazards: Depth, cold thermocline, steep walls, submerged standing timber, confusing access roads

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Dive windows this week

Tue8:00–14:00 moderate, 14:00–19:00 favorable

7 kn wind (7 kn wind)

Wed8:00–19:00 favorable

5 kn wind (5 kn wind)

Thu8:00–9:00 favorable, 9:00–12:00 moderate, 12:00–19:00 favorable

8 kn wind (8 kn wind)

Fri8:00–19:00 favorable

4 kn wind (4 kn wind)

Sat8:00–14:00 moderate, 14:00–19:00 favorable

7 kn wind (7 kn wind)

Sun8:00–19:00 favorable

3 kn wind (3 kn wind)

Mon8:00–11:00 moderate

11 kn wind (11 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 7:19 · Sunrise 7:50 · Sunset 18:08 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo wind · updated 27 Oct, 00:21 GMT-5

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

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What Divers Say

Best time: May through October

Based on community reviews and site data. Conditions vary — always verify before diving.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. January, 96% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots, historically most favorable
  2. February, 89% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  3. March, 85% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots
  4. April, 73% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 12 knots
  5. May, 83% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots
  6. June, 82% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots
  7. July, 90% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  8. August, 87% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  9. September, 94% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  10. October, 77% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots
  11. November, 88% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  12. December, 86% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots

January has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life seen at this site

Species noted at this site — not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Species seen here

Rough labels: “Commonly seen” usually means two or more recorded sightings near this site in public dive logs (GBIF), “Occasionally seen” one; “Seasonal” and “Rarely seen” come from dive-guide research. Not a measured rate.

Fills & rentals nearby

No dive shops mapped within 25 km (16 mi). Know one? Add it to the map.

Data updated June 2026

Site details

One of the flooded iron-mine pits in Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area near Crosby-Ironton, with diveable depths from about 20 ft down to roughly 100 ft. Like the other Cuyuna pits it offers clear, rock-filtered water (30-60 ft visibility typical for the area), sheer walls, submerged trees and mine-era artifacts; a life-size Jason Voorhees statue placed by divers is a well-known photo stop at depth. Part of a complex of about 50 mapped dive sites across 27 bodies of water in the recreation area.

shorewall

Depth, cold thermocline, steep walls, submerged standing timber, confusing access roads

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