Green Lake by Spicer

[cweimaraner]

I live on the SE corner of Green Lake. I dive it it several times a year.

The visablility is pretty poor during the summer months due to all the active algae, it litterly turns the lake green, hence the name.

If you're planning a dive on Green Lake, try to do it during the sprint of fall, the algea dies off and you can get up to 30' visability. We are planning to dive it in mid-late October and continue as long as weather permits. Green Lakes topography is very busy. You can be in 5' of water one minute and over 100' the next. I would encourage anyone to purchase the lake map from on of the local sports centers in Spicer.. or download it from the DNR's Lake Findre web page.



Most of the nice walls are boat accessable only... unless you are 3/4 fish. It would be a long, long swim to any of it's sunken Islands. However, there are several shore dive locations that offer lot's to see and are around 30-50'. Just email me if you're interested and I'll help you out.

Here is another dive lake in the area. George Lake (5 miles from Green Lake) is a small lake, but offers nice clarity (10-20'). Seems to be a local dive favorite. I have been swimming and snorkeling here, but have yet to dive it.... maybe this fall. I hear that it get's pretty deep right off the public boat landing (only 1 landing on the lake).