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IntermediateBoat Dive
Summersville Lake - Long Point & Bubble's Cave
West Virginia, United States
DepthUp to 40 ft (12 m)
AccessBoat
Cert LevelOpen Water; cavern training recommended before entering Bubble's Cave ledge
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June through September; water 78-85 F at the surface
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Summersville Lake, nicknamed 'The Little Bahamas of the East,' is widely called the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi, with summer visibility of 20-40 ft. Long Point Cliff is the lake's signature boat dive, a towering sandstone formation with walls dropping to about 40 ft, and nearby Bubble's Cave offers a cavern-like ledge with a trapped air pocket about 25 ft down. Both sites are boat-access only and stay clearer than the shoreline areas.
Quick Facts
Depth RangeUp to 12.2m
CertificationOpen Water; cavern training recommended before entering Bubble's Cave ledge
GearGood dive light for Bubble's Cave; dive flag; 5-7mm wetsuit below the thermocline
HazardsDo not breathe from the stagnant air pocket in Bubble's Cave; overhead ledges; heavy boat traffic; cliff jumpers above Long Point
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