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  1. snagel says:
    September 7, 2010 at 3:42 am

    September 4-6, 2010

    Original Post by Semo Scuba on ScubaToys

    Tthe viz was really good for Mermet. Viz was probably about 20-25 feet from surface to first thermocline, then was anywhere from 25 to 40 feet as you went deeper. The folks working there said viz is the best it has been all year. I would imagine it will continue to get better or at least not get worse unless we get heavy rains to wash sediment into it.

  2. orlando seo says:
    June 26, 2010 at 1:49 am

    GEEZ!I did a really long response to your article but my internet cut out and I lost it all! Oh well, just wanted to say that it was a great post! Great job!

  3. JeremyP says:
    May 8, 2010 at 6:31 am

    Went down to Mermet April 17th 18th and 19th. This was for open water and advanced open water certification so it was 9 dives over the weekend and obviously my first diving ever. First I want to say that the folks that run the quarry were very nice and helpful. They explained that spring time at the quarry is a period of poor viz, and were true to their word. Dive conditions were very poor at the time I went. Viz was about 6-10ft at the surface, and cleared to about 15-20ft at depth (40-60ft down). The weather was 70 and sunny out. The water temp was 58 at the surface and a chilling 43 degrees at 60+ ft. I was diving with a dry suit and I still felt cold. My arms and (gloved) hands were so cold I couldn’t feel them by the time I surfaced. On day 2 I led 2 others around the quarry perimeter wall for our last open water dive. The growth of muck on the wall was very thick and creepy. With the poor viz I was weary of losing my followers and when I turned around to check, they weren’t there. Those few seconds of stopping was all it took to create a zero viz cloud (thank God bubbles go up). We gave up after that. You could barely see peoples fins right in front of you. This review doesn’t seem to give the quarry credit where credit is due though, because there was alot of cool sunken things to see, and hearing Bon Jovi pumping through the underwater sound system is pretty cool. They sent a video home with us which showed underwater scenes with water clear as day. I would love to go back down in the summer and experience it in a different light.

  4. Martin Szakodyn says:
    March 17, 2010 at 8:24 am

    Dove at Mermet 03/13-14/10. Visibility was not great but not the worst I’ve seen at Mermet either, 10-15ft on the deep side, 45F air. Bring a flash light when venturing into the deep side, it gets dark.
    Regardless, it was nice to get in the water after a long winter break.

  5. SteveC says:
    January 31, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    BLU DIVER
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    Mermet Springs on 1/24/10

    Viz was 20-25 feet improved only slightly with depth. On the deep end very dark. The water temp at 65′ read 40*. Air temp was 52* with light rain bands moving throught the area. They recently stocked a total of 100 LARGE Trout in the quarry, both Brown and Rainbow trout. There are two Pike that have been added and several more Albino Catfish coming soon!

  6. snagel says:
    November 6, 2009 at 4:17 am

    Sturgeon @ Mermet Springs 11/1/09
    Original Post by Blu Diver on ScubaBoard

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    Dove Mermet Springs yesterday (Sunday). It was a very nice day for diving. There were not as many divers there. The water has cooled down to 62F down to 15′ and 52F below 15′. The thermocline is at 45′ and the temp. was 42F at 45″. We practiced running reels on the 727 and shot a few lift bags from the 15′ platform. On our third dive we were slowly making our way back to the dock from the 727. We had just passed by the rail car (coal car). We were near the wall when we spotted a Sturgeon. It was white/gray and about 1.5-2 feet long. It was resting on the bottom and would slowly swim a few feet and rest again. The Sturgeon was just at the crest of the wall just off the rail car. This made for a unique experience for me, as I never knew there were Stugeon in Mermet. We also saw some large spoonbill and the usual large catfish. The viz was 15-20 in shallow water and 33′ in the deep end of the quarry (at 67′ you could see the 100′ platform). I’ll take the viz, considering how much rain we’ve had this month. I was concerned it might be horrible. I’ve been before following a rainy period where the water was milky gray down to about 35′. Once again it was a nice day to dive and had blast doing so.

  7. SteveC says:
    September 28, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    Dove Mermet today (Monday 09-28-09)
    The vis in the shallow areas was much better today than the last time we were there.. About 15′, but it did not open up at depth this time. Surface temp is still in the high 70′s

  8. SteveC says:
    August 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    We dove Memet Saturday. (Aug 22, 2009)

    There were a lot of students. Glen said there were about 200 divers that day. So the shallow was very mucked up. It would probably be a little better on a weekday. I would call it about 10’ max in the shallow, sometimes less than 5’. In the deeper water it opened up very nice. We did a dive right off the main dock and dropped to about 70’, and it opened up to a good 40 or 50 feet. It was very cold, but was a very nice dive. The terrain is very interesting with lots of big boulders. It was dim, but there was enough light to see.

  9. admin says:
    August 19, 2009 at 6:31 am

    Mermet Springs Report (8/17/09)

    Original Post by Blu Diver on ScubaBoard

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    What a fantastic weekend! The viz was the best that I have seen all year! The surface temp. was in the 80′s and 44 degrees at 115′. The viz from the surface to 25′ was 10-15′ and the thermal was at 30′. Once you got beneath the thermal cline the the clarity opened up to 40′!!! I made a descent down to the 85′ platform and from just above the 50′ marker you could see the entire 85′ platform (all four corners!). It was great to have that kind of visibility! It made navigation that much easier! I didn’t see a single catfish, however the spoonbill were very active! On a shallow dive we stopped at the ambulace to watch the schooling spoonbill. As always the Bluegill were active and hungry for some hotdogs! Made a wall dive which was cool to see the sun beaming off the rock wall. The weather was beautiful, a breeze was blowing just enough to keep you from getting too hot! Returning to the surface was relaxing in the tropical warm water, the leaves rustling in wind and the sun shining! It was an all round great weekend at Mermet Springs

  10. snagel says:
    July 23, 2009 at 3:54 am

    Original Post by Maverick on ScubaToys (7/20/09)

    Mermet was about 25′ vis. The deeper U go it gets colder. 70′ was 48 degrees

  11. snagel says:
    April 26, 2009 at 5:24 am

    Posted by Jefm on Scubaboard:

    Had a couple great dives on Saturday 4-4-09, well, ~2m vis and cold, but still fun stuff. Company included two Steves, two Terrys and a Stan. Managed to dive again later with no other then the founder of The Great American Diving Co, we had some fun wall diving and underwater nav (never done either before). Mermet is really on the spot if you need to rent a part or get the battery in your computer replaced. I wussed out for diving on Sunday, weather did not sound good. A lot of work and driving for three dives but I had a good time. Not sure when I’ll get out there again, but it won’t be soon enough! :}

  12. Ben Perkins says:
    March 16, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Dove Mermet on 3/14 and 3/15. Viz was 5 feet down to 35 feet and then 10 feet below that. Only decent viz we had was going into the less travelled north end of the quarry and wall diving below 60 feet. The viz there was a little better at 10-15 feet. Temps were 47 down to 30 feet and then about 43 from there down. There are a lot of limbs and trees in the water along the western and northern walls from the ice storm.

  13. Hudson says:
    February 1, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Wow, long time no reports.. Dove Mermet last Saturday. Water is about 42 to 45F. Visibility is pretty decent, I think we had a good 15-20ft all around. The whole place was under ice, no AC, no water, but the heater was running and that’s all that matters. Great day of diving.

  14. DeepDiverBob says:
    November 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    Mermet 11/15/08
    Water temp was 60 degrees from the surface, down to the nose of the plane. Vis was 20-30 feet, despite the lack of sunshine.

  15. SteveC says:
    November 10, 2008 at 12:59 am

    11-08-08

    Temp was in the low 60′s down to about 50′
    Vis was about 15-20′ down to 50′.

  16. snagel says:
    October 25, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Submitted by KennyD (ScubaToys)

    Well got back from Mermet Springs late last night. Wow! What a great bunch of people working there! I dove my A$$ off this past weekend. Did 12 dives in two days. Did night dives both nights and each was over a hour long. Huge Black Fish (4 feet long) and they love hot dogs…. The whole place is really great. I can’t say enough good things about this place. Every line has a place card saying where it goes to. Huge training platforms. This place has Everything and great Viz!!!!! 60+ feet. I couldn’t believe it. Did I already say how great the Staff was? It’s a 10 hour drive from Wichita and worth every min. of it! I will be going back several times!
    Special thanks to Glen (owner) and Jamie (Intern) who really made our group feel like family.
    KennyD

  17. hudson says:
    October 13, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    This is a little late but I wanted to add that later in the day on Oct 5th (Sunday) the shallow-side visibility was pretty much shot. It’d be interesting to know if it cleared back up.

  18. snagel says:
    October 6, 2008 at 11:05 am

    Spend the weekend at Mermet with the DUI Rally. Even with all the divers in the water, the viz was great. I would say around 20′. The first day we went to the deep side and it opened up atleast to 30′ about 80′ of water. Water temps still in the 70′s at the surface and 50′s at depth.

    The DUI Rally was great a usual and the staff at Mermet haven’t lost their touch – great hosts.

    S. Nagel

  19. SteveC says:
    September 14, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Conditions still much the same. Very good. I would say 20′-30′ through out most of the quarry. On our night dive, the fish appeared to be floating in air.

  20. SteveC says:
    September 1, 2008 at 5:49 am

    Sunday, 08/31/08

    Vis was good through out the quarry. 20′ in the shallow and 30′+ deeper, with no muck level. The ambulance could be seen easily from the 727. No light was needed at 85′. Over all, a very good day of diving.

  21. snagel says:
    August 12, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Submitted by rsigmund (Scubaboard)

    Mermet Springs Dive report 8/10

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    Well, Bill and I dove mermet springs on Sunday. Let me tell you, it was cool air temps and great diving. The visability in the quarry has gotten much better over the last couple of weeks. at platform 2 you could actually see the other side of platform 1. At 60 and 100 feet, the visability was every bit of 50 feet. Water temps were about 75-80 at the surface, 55 at the nose of the plane, thermalcline was at 50 feet. second thermalcline was at roughly 75 feet and the temp dropped to the normal 45-48 at that point.
    the extended visability, was helped becasue when we were there there was only one group of students diving. the entire area was pretty empty for such a beautiful day. we showed up at about 10:30 and actually got two spots in the main set of pavillions between the deep dock and the main dock (unheard of at that time of day).
    It was a great day of diving. We had three dives and basicly circled the entire quarry. It looks like Mermet is back to its “warm time” again, but the exceptional visability was the highlight. I hope that the Vis sticks around a while…

    Rich

  22. snagel says:
    August 4, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    8/2/08-8/3/08
    Spent the weekend at Mermet and very happy to be back. The quarry was full of students and divers – ahhhh – what an atmopshere!! I just couldn’t bring myself to leave on Sunday although I had a 6 hour drive.

    Surface Temp – 85
    Got cold about 20 feet and 52 degrees at the nose of the plane. Felt unusually cold at 20 feet and especially deeper. Probably because it was so hot on the surface.

    Vis – 15′ and sometimes up to 20′. Really hard to tell due to all the students. Earlier dives were clearer than later dives.

    If you haven’t made it out to Mermet this is a must see. Great diving, many attractions, and the owners (PJ & Glenn) are great hosts. Actually, the entire staff are great.

    If your planning a trip, check out The Baymont Hotel next to the cosino in Metropolis. They give a great divers discount ($59/room) about $20 off. Nice / clean hotel and good breakfast.

    Snagel

  23. bsigmund says:
    July 24, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    Went on Sunday July 20th. Bathwater temps to 30 ft then 65, at 50 ft it was 52. Viz was 10 ft to 20 ft in the deeper areas.

  24. snagel says:
    July 12, 2008 at 4:47 am

    Submitted by B1gCountry from Scubaboard:

    10′ vis. Warm on the surface. Cold below 30′. Didn’t make it very far below the thermocline, as I was helping with an OW class, and the students got cold.

    Tom

  25. Mark George says:
    July 8, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    I just spoke with a lady at Mermet, and she said vis has improved a lot over the last few weeks. She said they’re reporting 10-15 ft vis at the 20 ft platform, and 20+ below the thermocline.

  26. b1gcountry says:
    June 5, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Went down on Mat 17-18, and it was pretty crappy vis. There were a lot of OW students mucking things up, and the conditions were just bad because of the rain. We went to the East end and dove the Rock Coffer. This is a deeper dive, but it had pretty decent visibility. About 15′, but it was still dark as night.

  27. snagel says:
    June 2, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    Dove Mermet on Sunday (6/1). Don’t waste your time. The viz is about 2-3 feet. It does open up a little down deep. Glen said with all the rain the quarry is about a month behind – they are seeing viz that they normally see end of April/first part of May. In addition, he had a mudslide in the back wall; which hasn’t helped.

    Our dive consisted of going to the 85′ platform to test out some new video housings. As I said it opened up to maybe 8-10 feet deeper. In the shallower side, it was pure “muck diving”. We followed the lines out to the plane and had to see the new fire truck, but we didn’t vary from the lines. I could barely see my dive buddy in front of me on the line. (The best night dive I’ve had during the day).

    The fire truck – it’s located between the boxcar and the ambulance. Acutally, it was pretty cool to see (although, I’ve walked by it many times on the surface). Goes to show a bus in a parking lot is just a bus, put it underwater and it is something to see.

    Temps were on the cooler side – upper 50′s lower 60′s.

    We called ahead and was very glad that we dove Penny Royal the day prior.

    S. Nagel

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