Drift
down to 27 m
Copper Bluffs
- Advanced
- Lingcod
Experienced≤40 m
HMCS Columbia
Dive site in Campbell River & Quadra Island, Canada
- Max depth
- 37 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Moderate
The story
HMCS Columbia was a Restigouche-class destroyer commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 7 November 1959. She was sunk as an artificial reef near Campbell River, British Columbia in June 1996.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive from a boat. Known for rockfish and octopus.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: divermag.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Rockfish
- Octopus
- Lingcod
Season in Campbell River & Quadra Island
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Apr.
Source: divermag.comWhere is Campbell River & Quadra Island?
The point shows the Campbell River & Quadra Island area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Campbell River & Quadra Island
Wall
down to 40 m
Steep Island
- Advanced
- Rockfish
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.