Wreck
down to 6 m
Diamond Island Stone Boat
A wooden canal boat still loaded with quarried stone, lying in 4–6 m off the southeast side of Diamond Island.
- Advanced
Experienced≤40 m
Water Witch
Dive site in Lake Champlain shipwreck preserves, United States
An 1832 steamboat turned schooner that foundered in a gale with a load of iron ore, lying at 27 m south of Diamond Island.
- Usual dive
- 27 m
- Deepest point
- 27 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Current
- Strong
The story
Built as a steamboat at the mouth of Otter Creek in 1832, the Water Witch was later converted into a schooner. On April 26, 1866, she foundered in a gale carrying iron ore; the Mocks' infant, Roa, was in the cabin and was lost.
Source: lcmm.org
The dive
A wreck and lake dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: lcmm.org
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Low visibilityVisibility can be limited; good navigation helps.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Lake
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Fresh water
Season in Lake Champlain shipwreck preserves
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: lcmm.orgPrices in Lake Champlain shipwreck preserves
- One dive
- €56–72
- Try dive
- €67
- Open Water course
- €761
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is Lake Champlain shipwreck preserves?
The point shows the Lake Champlain shipwreck preserves area, not the exact dive site.
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Steamboat Phoenix
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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.