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Site: |
 Lake Washington
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Location: |
 Seattle, WA
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Dive Type:
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Lake
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Interesting Facts: |
Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in
Washington State, USA, after Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King
County. It is situated between Seattle to the west, Bellevue to the
east, Renton to the south, and Kenotre to the north, and surrounds
Mercer Island. It is fed by the Sammamish River at its north end and
the Cedar River at its south, as well as a number of creeks, including
Ravenna Creek/University Slough and Thornton Creek on the west and
Kelsey Creek, Juanita Creek, and Coal Creek on the east.
In
1991 UAS completed the first comprehensive survey of the lake bottom.
UAS used side-scanning sonar to locate at least seven military aircraft
including a huge martin Mariner PMB flying boat, more than one hundred
sunken boats and ships, a train, several sunken forests, the pontoons
of the old I-90 bridge.
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Depth: |
 214' max, 108' average
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Temperature: |
45° - 50° F
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Visibility: |
5' - 20' varies with season
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Things to see: |
This
is a dive underneath the I-90 floating bridge on the sunken bridge
deck. Starting at about 45 ft is the begining of the bridge deck and
you will see some steel girders. Follow the debris to a depth of about
60 ft and you will find the beginning of the bridge deck. The bridge
deck is a steel grate covered with concrete barrior sides. You will see
some construction debris all around the bridge indicating that it sunk
premature. Bridge depth is to about 80 ft. Your compass wont work at
the bridge site, so you'll need to rely on your depth gauge and know
where you are at all times.
WRECKS!! - click each wreck for more information
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Diving Hours: |
24
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Air Fills: |
No
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Local Shops: |
Underwatersports - 8 locations
Seattle
10545 Aurora Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: (206) 362-3310
Toll Free: (800) 252-7177
Fax: (206) 362-4045
Monday - Saturday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
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Camping: |
No
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Website: |
http://www.underwatersports.com
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