Skip to content

Morrisburg Dive Sites

Explore the Rapide-Plat Canal and Lock 23.

  • Welcome
  • About Me
  • The Overall Dive Site
    • Overview
    • 1959: The New Morrisburg
    • Today’s Shoreline and Dive Site
  • Upstream Sites
    • The Rapide Plat Canal
    • The Tin Plate Power House: Finding the Site
    • The Tin Plate Power House: Exploring the Site
  • Getting to the Locks
    • The Drift to the Locks: Aiming for your Arrival Spot
    • Clues Along the Bottom as You Drift to the Locks
  • The Locks
    • The Rapide Plat Lock (1847)
    • Lock 23 (1905)
    • Top of the Wall: The Park South of Lock 23
    • Top of the Wall Between the Locks
    • The Approach Pier
  • The Hydroelectric Plant
    • HE Plant: Overview
    • HE Plant: From Sluice Gates to Plant
    • HE Plant: Beyond the Plant
    • The HE Plant Route: Best for Novices
  • Leaving the Locks
    • Exit Plan: Getting to the Beach
    • A Bare-Bones Guide to the Exit
    • North and East Aren’t Quite What We Thought
  • Teaching Moments
    • More Weight is Better in Current: Ummmm… Nope.
    • Removing an Integrated-Weight BCD Underwater
    • Replacing a Weight Pouch Underwater
    • 2022 August 17: Such Low Water!! Such poor viz!
    • Ted’s Excellent Adventure
  • Blog

Category: 2023 News

2023 Approach Depths

On July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 By SJSchnurrIn 2023 News, Approach Drift, Blog

This photo looks at the locks from upstream, the direction from which we come as divers on our long approach drift (15-18 minutes). Note that, although the depth of any river increases as we move away from shore, the tops of the walls here are all at the same height, quite close to that of …

Continue reading 2023 Approach Depths

Don’t Use the Tin Plate Entry Site this Weekend

On June 24, 2023 By SJSchnurrIn 2023 News, The Tin Plate Power House

It's located at the end of Augusta Street, unlabelled and in the centre of a residential neighbourhood. However, yesterday, the family home directly beside the entry suffered considerable damage from a fire. Whether it's cordoned off or not, please be thoughtful and leave them be.

Dive Season 2023 has Arrived!

On June 4, 2023 By SJSchnurrIn 2023 News, Lock 23

It seems like every day now I see divers at the public dock getting ready to challenge a chilly Lock 23! We've had some cold days, some really, really hot ones, and the water just keeps moving on its own warming schedule. Current water temperature is 13C/55F. Still too chilly for me! Water level is …

Continue reading Dive Season 2023 has Arrived!

Categories

  • 2020 News
  • 2021 News
  • 2022 News
  • 2023 News
  • 2024 News
  • Approach Drift
  • Archives
  • Blog
  • Exit Plan
  • Lock 23
  • River Flow Management
  • Teaching Moments
  • The Hydroelectric Plant
  • The Tin Plate Power House

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Top Posts & Pages

  • Lock 23 Overview
  • The Tin Plate Power House: Exploring the Site
  • About Me
  • Lock 23 (1905)
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Morrisburg Dive Sites
    • Join 37 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Morrisburg Dive Sites
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...