Rattlesnake lake

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Rattlesnake lake

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Today (2000), little trace of Moncton remains, except for the adventurous. Those with scuba gear can probe the murky depths of Rattlesnake Lake and still find the foundations of this short-lived town.

This is a clip i found on the internet about the town that rattlesnake snake flooded in 1915. there really is a town under the water at a lake i fish in the summer quite frequently. Lets go dive it :bounce:

Jim#1 pointed it out, good find Jim.
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do you have any links to news stories about this?> sounds like a club dive to me.

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Post by Tangfish »

Put together a dive plan in the dive plan page. I'm in!
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I'll Find it, I think your right :bootyshake:
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Which?

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There are a couple of Rattlesnake Lakes. Are you all refering to the one near North Bend?
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Yes, this refers to the Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend. I would be ecstatic if y'all would be willing to let a new diver like myself come along to see this. I just posted about wanting to dive on this lake in my introductory "Hello" post before coming across this thread. I have 6 dives so far and no equipment. Anyone willing to help do this awesome dive?? please!!


Wow, 8 years have passed since this thread started. I wonder if y'all have already done this....?
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yes, we did rattlesnake lake. started at one side and scootered to the other side. 3 ft vis.
absolute mud. 25 feet deep. we kept running into submerged logs and sticks (the scooter
makes a loud thunk sound when it hits a tree underwater).
the funny part. we found several square foundations in 5 ffw. when we gathered at the surface
to compare notes there was an older gentleman standing there. he had walked over to see us as
he had never seen divers there. when we told him about the houses, he agreed we were in the right
spot. he just waits until summer when the water is lower and walks around them. :rofl:
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Re: Rattlesnake lake

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I've seen it almost completely empty several times as I used to live close to the lake. Never had a desire to dive it though. A muddy, no viz stump infested swamp. Unless you like looking at concrete foundations.....
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Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!
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Re: Rattlesnake lake

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Damn. I just saw this and got so excited. Love underwater cities, even if they're 5 ffw deep.
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bigsky wrote:yes, we did rattlesnake lake. started at one side and scootered to the other side. 3 ft vis.
absolute mud. 25 feet deep. we kept running into submerged logs and sticks (the scooter
makes a loud thunk sound when it hits a tree underwater).
the funny part. we found several square foundations in 5 ffw. when we gathered at the surface
to compare notes there was an older gentleman standing there. he had walked over to see us as
he had never seen divers there. when we told him about the houses, he agreed we were in the right
spot. he just waits until summer when the water is lower and walks around them. :rofl:

LOL, this brings the point up about asking local "divers" about the area before jumping in. Had you asked first..... :BDub:
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Re: Rattlesnake lake

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Lol I've never seen the water anything but Crystal clear.
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Graveler wrote:Lol I've never seen the water anything but Crystal clear.
How often do you dive it?
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archisgore wrote:Love underwater cities, even if they're 5 ffw deep.
[sarcasm]Would this be a job for a tech snorkel or would we be going straight to rebreathers?[/sarcasm]
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