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California / Nevada, USA

Lake Tahoe — Rubicon Wall

Profondeur typique

30m

Type
Eau douce
Profondeur typique
30 m
Niveau
Advanced
Visibilité
15–30 m
Température
4–14 °C
Courant
None
Accès
Open access
Niveau requis
Advanced Open Water
  • Altitude Diving (1897 M)
  • Freshwater
  • Wall
  • Very Clear Water
  • Cold Water
  • Drysuit Recommended
  • Underwater Park
  • National-Forest Shore Access

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Lake Tahoe sits at 1,897 m (6,225 ft) on the California–Nevada border — at this altitude, every dive is altitude-decompression diving (theoretical depth offsets, longer surface intervals, conservative profiles, extended no-fly windows). The Rubicon Wall on the west shore (Emerald Bay / D.L. Bliss SP area) is the iconic site: a granite escarpment dropping straight from shallow water to several hundred metres. In 1994 California State Parks extended Emerald Bay State Park to include the surrounding water, making it one of California's first underwater parks and protecting the wrecks and historic items on the bay floor. Water clarity is famous — Tahoe Secchi readings have hovered around 20 m, among the clearest large lakes in North America. Year-round dive in theory, but ice/snow access and cold deep-water temps make Jun–Oct the practical window. Drysuit + altitude/cold training mandatory.

39.0008° N, 120.0917° W

Notes

Freshwater alpine lake — altitude diving (~1900 m).

Faune marine

Other
granite walls, submerged historic boats and cars in the Underwater Park
Reef fish
lake trout (mackinaw), rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, smallmouth bass, crayfish
Invertebrates
freshwater sponges, asian clam (invasive)

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