We've had great conditions and become a bit spoiled at Lock 23 all summer so were dumbfounded to find the water level as low as it was last night. Computers resting right on the road hovered at a reading just below 9 feet! I'd never even noticed - busy in the yard and then chatting …
Continue reading 2022 August 17: Such Low Water!! Such poor viz!
Throughout this site, I've always said that Canada is north and the river flows east. I've also said that even as we use our compass to head north, the current carries us downstream as we swim, which means that we don't arrive at the same point in the river that we started from. Of late, …
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Removing is the easy part... we have to get it back on afterwards.... A Scuba Palace Discussion We had a discussion around the BBQ recently about the problems associated with fully or partially removing an integrated-weight BCD underwater - the type of BCD most commonly used by divers today. In the "old" days, not so …
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For the past two weeks (at least on Wednesday nights!), there has been no appreciable current through the locks... or at least to our way of thinking! A slow approach, a slow drift through, an easy climb over the walls, a casual seat on the top! What gives!...? This is always the question. Remember: (1) …
Wow. Mid-July already and it's my first post! Time to catch up and move forward. Although we've been in the water regularly since mid-June, I can now safely say that everyone is wearing wetsuits (generally 7 mm) without hoods or heavy gloves. Water temp is regularly 21C/70F and warming up more in the summer heat. …
I get lots of questions on the details of the exit plan, from the time that you arrive at the third crib at the end of the Hydroelectric Plant route (or you make your way to that spot from any of the other routes). Most times, divers have a general knowledge of the territory but …
I have finally completed the dive guide to the Tin Plate Power House, located on the berm upstream from the locks. I divided it into two parts since there is a lot of information to share. It's located under the heading "Upstream Sites", which now includes The Rapide Plat CanalThe Tin Plate Power House: Finding …
Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River have been in drought conditions since early June. The International River Board had therefore slowed flows in our area throughout June to prevent levels from dipping even lower. This has been to protect municipal water intakes, hydro power and safe navigation. It also explains why current at …
Hi All. I've just added a page on diving the Park - the parkland area outside the south wall of Lock 23. A special thanks goes out to Frank Vieni for sharing his videos from his Pandemic 2020 dives here! This completes the detailed posts/pages on the dive routes within the lock area itself. Next …
Virtually all of our dive friends dove elsewhere on Canada Day this year - charters are opening up and groups can get together a bit more freely in other spaces... Morrisburg's waterfront park and beach were packed with sun-lovers but Larry and I had the river below all to ourselves! The current was very mild …
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