Diving Conditions

Special Diving Conditions and Guidelines

Radeau Land Tortoise

Depth of Water- 105-107 feet

Experience Level- Advanced

	See Diving Conditions and Guidelines section for general procedures
	You must sign in and be assigned a time slot to dive the radeau.
	The Land Tortoise preserve is open from the second Saturday of June through Labor Day
	Each member of the dive team must register and present their dive certification card. A maximum number of eight divers in a single party is permitted on site at any one time.
	There is a two-hour time slot allowed per dive followed by a one-hour site rest. This allows bottom silt to settle
	Time Slots available for diving:

9-11am Access to site

11-12noon Closed

12-2 pm Open

2-3 pm Closed

3-5 pm Open

5 pm Closed

	Warning: this is a deep, cold-water dive. A safety/decompression stop is recommended. The nearest recompression chamber is more that 50 miles away. Keep this in mind!
	Be sure all members of your party understand the dangers of such a dive and have the skills and gear necessary to undertake it safely
	The water temperature at the radeu ranges from 35-45 degrees F.
	Carry a dive light and a timepiece
	Fly the red-and-white dive flag. Divers are required to surface within 100 feet of the dive flag
	Maintain proper buoyancy control
	Monitor your air supply and bottom time carefully.
	Do not attempt to enter the vessel
	Do not touch any part of the vessel, nor dig or remove sediment or rocks inside the vessel. Removing sediment inside the vessel exposes wood and increases the deterioration rate of the vessel. Do not touch mooring rings on the radeau.
	Removing artifacts or other objects or damaging the radeau is forbidden by law.

Lake George Historical Association
PO Box 472
Lake George, NY 12845

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Last modified: May 06, 2003