Saskatchewan

Diving in British Columbia is some of the finest in the world. From the shores of Vancouver, North to the Sunshine coast, and then to the inlets of Vancouver Island, there are phenomenal opportunities to view sea life and explore the underwater terrain. Local operators offer their guidance, expertise and advice; rely on their knowledge and understanding of their region. Explore the variety of dive locations and dive safely!

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Lovering Lake is considered a training lake, with open water checkouts occurring there almost every spring to fall weekend.  Visibilty is best in the early spring and again in the late fall.  Ice diving visibility can be as high as 60-75 feet.  
Towards the west end of the lake there is no vegetation.
In this area, divers have created a submerged diving platform off the silt/mud bottom with a "telephone booth", and a compass course to challenge all levels of divers.

Proceed nothwest from Regina, Saskatchewan on highway #11 to Chamberlain.  From Chamberlain proceed south 1.7 km to a grid road where you will turn right and drive 4.0 km.  Finally turn right again for .8 km and you are there.
The dive access point is .3 km to the west. 

Lovering Lakes is also known as Lovering Lake.

Chamberlain

Lovering Lakes

East Blue is a good place for training dives, with open water checkouts occurring there frequently.  It is a lengthy drive from all larger cities. It doesn't see many divers at any particular time, but boat traffic from campers or weekenders can be significant.  Visibility is usually around 30 feet and there is good drop off from the treeline access point.  The bottom is silt/sand so it can be stirred up.  Camping in the area is good with a convenience store and gas station.  Freshwater spearfishing is good.  Check provincial regulations first.

Take Highway 83 north from Roblin, Manitoba.  At San Clara, turn right onto grid road # 367.  Follow gravel road #367, 47.5 km to #366.
Turn left and proceed only 1.5 km. and you are there.
Dive site access is either to the left just past the docks, or at the treeline just at the end of the beach to the right.

East Blue Lake

Lake Sakakawea, Bismark is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in North Dakota, USA East which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Lake Sakakawea, Bismark

This is mostly a beginner training location.  Courses are held here by various dive clubs.  The lake is small and easily navigated.  It has an incredible depth of 110 feet; yes I said 110 feet!  The normal training area is in water of about 25 feet to 50 feet.  While most newbies will go into this water using a 7mm wetsuit; they earn the appreciation of their peers using drysuits.  Water temperature at the surface is about 62f degrees, while at about 40-50 feet you might find an area that will drop to 38f degrees.  This is also a zero to 25 foot visibility dive site; limited visibility.  The bottom of this lake is very silty and easily stirred by newbie divers.  When diving in these types of conditions it is a great time to work on buoyancy because you only have your computer to tell you your depth or your compass to tell you what direction you are going in.  The local dive club has done a great job of mapping out courses for divers.  Police tape is used at the bottom to guide divers to an underwater platform at 25 feet.  There are plenty of things to see under the water, fish, BBQ, typewriter, small boat, six foot suspended chicken, etc.  While this is more of a training location, it does offer unique challenges for intermediate to advance divers alike.  Try your navigation techniques in zero to limited visibility.  The depth of this lake combined with its chilly temperatures will definitely leave an impression.

North 52 57'00.0 West 114 22'00.0  This site is in central/south Alberta.  North-West of Red Deer, South-West of Edmonton, exactly west of Wetaskiwin, and very close to Winfield, Alberta.  There are back road possibilities to get to this location, but the easiest to describe is: <br>1. Take Highway 2 to Wetaskiwin, Go West. <br>2. Take Highway 13 to Twin Lakes.  <br>When you are getting close you can not help but notice the rollercoaster style of hill you are about to climb.  From the bottom of this hill it will be about 11km to the turn.  There is one sign for Twin Lakes which is virtually right beside the turn.  Chances are that if you are reading the sign and traveling at 100kph, you will miss the turn off.  Please be careful when breaking.  Turn south onto dirt road.  The road is curvy and leads to the lake, stay right.  Once you see the lake, stay on the road and keep driving till you see a large mobile trailer on your left.  This trailer is from the local dive club.  If you are beside the trailer, parking is located between the two trees, and directly in front of you on the grass.

Twin Lake, Winfield



As you follow the area directions you will be driving along side Middle Waterton Lake. You will pass by a tourist information booth on your right and the Prince of Whales Hotel on your left. Take the next left on the road running parallel to the highway and follow it down to the picnic area. There is parking directly in front of the camp kitchen. A grassed area leads down to the rock beach. It is a gentle walk down to the lake side.
The Wreck of the Gertrude lies in Emerald Bay, and is one of the best dive spots in Southern Alberta.

Emerald Bay

The bottom drops off very quickly to a depth of 130+ feet.
The bottom is very silty with little to see, this is a wall dive.
The depth here exceeds 130ft but there is little to see at depth. A depth of 70ft would allow the interested diver to get a good picture of the rock formations without jeopardizing safety.



Cameron Bay

The lake is very much like a moonscape, and there are 5 trout in it. The water is cold, around 6 degrees C; spring and glacier meltwater fed. It is advised that you wear a drysuit.  The vis is amazing at 100+ feet.  Fantastic spot for a social dive, practicing nav, or night dives. Memorial Plaque to an Calgary Police Officer near the entry point. There are a couple of cinder block castles where the trout hang out.

from Calgary, follow #1 west(TransCanada Hwy) to Hwy #22. Turn South, and follow it past  Bragg Creek to a "T" intersection. Turn right onto Hwy #66, and follow it (don't hit any free-range cows or deer!) about 35kms to the signs for ForgetMeNot. Turn left onto the side road (if you are on gravel you have gone too far) then left again into the parking lot. The dive site is no more than 50m from the parking lot. Total drive about 60km from #1 hwy.

Forget me not pond is also known as Forget me not.

Forget me not pond

Site often used for local club activities

Access is via Private property of Kim's Marina or boat.

Kim's Marina

The old Canyon Ferry Dam was built in 1896 and formed a reservoir known as Lake Sewell. The old 7,500-kilowatt power plant was completed in 1898. It was dismantled prior to the completion of the new Canyon Ferry Dam and power plant with the remnants having been inundated and Lake Sewell becoming part of the new reservoir.

This is a difficult, deep dive, and should not be attempted without local, knowledgeable guidance.

The dam and power plant are located about 1-1/2 miles upstream from the existing Canyon Ferry Dam.

Old Canyon Ferry Dam and power plant

Canyon Ferry Cemetery Island

This is a Altitude dive know and follow procedures

Park at upper lake parking lot, walk down path to lake 

Lovering Lakes

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Lovering Lakes