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Lake Ponchatrain is diveable provided you don’t expect too much. Visibility can reach 8 to 10 feet after several days of calm wind and no heavy rains. Usually late summer is the best time. Somtimes you have to try several locations. I have seen visibility go from 1 foot to 8 feet in a distance of a few miles. There has been reef building projects in the lake that are starting to produce. Water quality is good and does not present any health hazards except in some locations after heavy rains and generally clears up after a few days. One good thing is the deepest it gets is 30 feet with an average depth of 12 feet so bottom time is no problem.
Below is the link to the Lake Ponchatrain Basin Foundation.
I was plaining to make this dive this weekend,, providing the weather permits,if your interested plz shoot me a email with contact info, and we’ll see what happens,
http://www.saveourlake.org/pdfs/JL/Reefs/press%20packet%20%20PH%20II%20FINAL%205-14-09.pdf
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