Dive Review of None used in
The Continental USA/Lake Okoboji Northwest, Iowa

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None used, Aug, 2006, by Larry Sensenig, Iowa, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 2717.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	West Lake Okoboji is a "blue water" in northwest Iowa. It is a far cry from diving in the Caribbean, but for land locked Iowa, it is as good as it gets. There have been articles written about this lake in Scuba Diving magazine. There are dive services on the lake if you care to use them. You can shore dive or you can dive off private boats. Maximum depth is 120 feet but not much to see there. Thermocline at about 20 feet. There are some structures (pipelines) in the lake that attract fish, but you have to know where to fine them (check with the local dive store). Fish can be abundant and large (15-20 pounds). When your in Iowa and you just "have to get wet" this is a good place to dive.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	I have been diving in Cozumel, Grand Caymans, & the Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-20 Ft/ 5-6 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of None used in The Continental USA/Lake Okoboji Northwest, Iowa

None used, Aug, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of None used in
The Continental USA/Lake Okoboji Northwest, Iowa