About Revisions Sand Harbor - Lake Tahoe Highway 28, Incline Village, NV 89452 775-831-0494 | More Info Max Depth: Over 150ft/46m Average Viz: 31-35ft/9-11m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Sand/Rock Aquatic Life: Might See Something Spring: 61-65°F/16-18°C Summer: 66-70°F/19-21°C Fall: 66-70°F/19-21°C Winter: Under 50°F/10°C 6/04/2012 8:26 AM

GREAT DIVE SITE!!

Sandy bottom, Rock formations, great training site.

Two beaches. Swimmers beach is nice and long with lifeguard towers. Divers cove is a small walk to the north from the parking lot. Food is now available in the new visitor center.

If you dive from the Diver’s Cove at a heading of 270 degrees, you will pass the remains of a sunken barge on your right (just wooden top left), when you get to a depth of about 80’ you should see a large tree laying on the down slope. Sometimes you will see good size fish around the tree.

CAUTION: This is a great beginner site but about 100yds past the buoys the bottom goes from a level surface at 20-30’, to a 45 degree (or more) drop to around 1000’. Make sure you buoyancy is neutral before you begin to drop down the slope.

For altitude adjustable depth gauges that measure depth in terms of salt water, then a depth of 102’ will be equal to 130’ at sea level.

Lake Tahoe is at an altitude of 6250 feet (per USGS). Please check with local dive centers for high altitude diving guidelines. Remember: At the altitude the final safety stop is at 12’. Also recommended is a 1 minute stop at half your max depth. Nitrox32 is very nice at this altitude and can make all the difference to have available for a few minutes after you exit if you need it.

If you are driving from Reno you will arrive as a "B" Class on the dive tables. WARNING: Mt Rose Hwy (431) goes to 8900’, so to get to Reno after your dive you might want to go down Hwy 20 from Sand Harbor to Hwy 50, go east on 50 then north on Hwy 395. The Reno shops say it’s no problem, but I prefer to follow the rules on this one and spend a little more time to stay below 8000’ in a safer zone.

Addition: The altitude of Tahoe is 6229’. The B designation upon arrival is only with the Navy Tables (or sport modification thereof) and only when coming from Reno or Carson City. It is significantly more if using the RDP. The safety stop depth adjustment to 12’ is really a nonissue since it is just a safety stop and since safety stops should start deeper anyway with a shallow progression (www.diverssupport.com/ascending.htm). For more info on Tahoe incuding an online altitude book and Lake Tahoe altitude tables, you can visit www.scubalaketahoe.com . Free Altitude (and nitrox) conversion software can be obtained at www.diverssupport.com.