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Special Diving Conditions and Guidelines

Radeau Land Tortoise

Depth of Water- 105-107 feet

Experience Level- Advanced

bulletSee Diving Conditions and Guidelines section for general procedures
bulletYou must sign in and be assigned a time slot to dive the radeau.
bulletThe Land Tortoise preserve is open from the second Saturday of June through Labor Day
bulletEach 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.
bulletThere is a two-hour time slot allowed per dive followed by a one-hour site rest. This allows bottom silt to settle
bulletTime 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

bulletWarning: 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!
bulletBe sure all members of your party understand the dangers of such a dive and have the skills and gear necessary to undertake it safely
bulletThe water temperature at the radeu ranges from 35-45 degrees F.
bulletCarry a dive light and a timepiece
bulletFly the red-and-white dive flag.  Divers are required to surface within 100 feet of the dive flag
bulletMaintain proper buoyancy control
bulletMonitor your air supply and bottom time carefully.
bulletDo not attempt to enter the vessel
bulletDo 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.
bulletRemoving artifacts or other objects or damaging the radeau is forbidden by law.

 

 

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PO Box 472
Lake George, NY 12845

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Last modified: August 28, 2007