Tacoma Pooper Pipeline
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:20 pm
Dive Site Name: The Pooper Pipe a.k.a. Marine Park Pipeline
Current Sensitive: No but have seen current on big exchanges, site still diveable. Waterfall current on big flood exchange, exciting but easily overcome.
Location/Address: Next parking lot on Ruston way past Les Davis Pier heading towards point Defiance.
Directions: Ruston Way Past Old Town, Past Les Davis Pier, park in small lot next to concrete tilt out picnic area.
Free Parking: Yes, parking lot closes at 2200 hours.
Staging Area: Good, enter on far side of tilt out concrete picnic area or if your adventurous climb down rocks near vent pipe on parking lot side.
Surface Swim: None required, can swim out to pilings and drop into 15 ft on high tide approx 100 feet out.
Nearby Facilities: Les Davis Pier snack bar and bathroom within walking distance (long walk)
Special Considerations: Hard to find pipe, buried out to depth of 70 feet. Follow mound of 1 to 3 inch diameter rock straight out from shore towards yellow surface bouy.
Rocks end 20 feet from pipe, turns to sandy bottom. I beam extends from center of junction box towards shore.
Maximum Depth: End of pipeline is at 155 ft on high tide.
Dive Site Description: Pipe is covered with large anenome to end, 4 foot diameter. 6 large bore discharge ports start at 135 feet, first points towards shore so don't swim over pipe directly into it! Great place to see decorated warbonnets. Large colony live on pipe in protected areas around bolts and sandbags hanging along side of pipe. Finish dive in pilings visible from shore, large schools of perch and tubesnout seen there today.
Current Sensitive: No but have seen current on big exchanges, site still diveable. Waterfall current on big flood exchange, exciting but easily overcome.
Location/Address: Next parking lot on Ruston way past Les Davis Pier heading towards point Defiance.
Directions: Ruston Way Past Old Town, Past Les Davis Pier, park in small lot next to concrete tilt out picnic area.
Free Parking: Yes, parking lot closes at 2200 hours.
Staging Area: Good, enter on far side of tilt out concrete picnic area or if your adventurous climb down rocks near vent pipe on parking lot side.
Surface Swim: None required, can swim out to pilings and drop into 15 ft on high tide approx 100 feet out.
Nearby Facilities: Les Davis Pier snack bar and bathroom within walking distance (long walk)
Special Considerations: Hard to find pipe, buried out to depth of 70 feet. Follow mound of 1 to 3 inch diameter rock straight out from shore towards yellow surface bouy.
Rocks end 20 feet from pipe, turns to sandy bottom. I beam extends from center of junction box towards shore.
Maximum Depth: End of pipeline is at 155 ft on high tide.
Dive Site Description: Pipe is covered with large anenome to end, 4 foot diameter. 6 large bore discharge ports start at 135 feet, first points towards shore so don't swim over pipe directly into it! Great place to see decorated warbonnets. Large colony live on pipe in protected areas around bolts and sandbags hanging along side of pipe. Finish dive in pilings visible from shore, large schools of perch and tubesnout seen there today.