2003/2004

O'Leno 2003/2004 Trip Reports

15 May 2004 -

Location: Sweetwater Lake, O'Leno State Park

Divers: Jerry Murphy, Michael Poucher

Profile:                143 minutes to a depth of 130 feet
Conditions:          73 degrees F
Description:         Vis check, 20 - 30' upstream, lots of grass shrimp 10' in downstream with hundreds of white or channel cats 4 to 6 inches long. Line is good, saw two places the sheath was damaged. Branches and logs on the line in several places. Asian clams growing on the line o both upstream and downstream passages.

3 April 2004 -

Location: unnamed sink, O'Leno State Park

Divers:                 Michael Poucher, Sandra Poucher
Profile:                46 minutes to a depth of 112 feet
Conditions:          67 degrees, visibility was approximately 5 feet
Description:         Since it is difficult to climb in and out of this sink, we decided to do a second dive up the left at the T, which we believed lead to the deeper section. Dropped to 105 feet but quickly came back up, averaging 75 feet of depth. No compass bearings due to bad visibility. Noticed a lot of shrimp, scattered large clams and catfish.

3 April 2004 -

Location: unnamed sink, O'Leno State Park

Divers:                 Michael Poucher, Sandra Poucher
Profile:                32 minutes to a depth of 81 feet
Conditions:          67 degrees, visibility was approximately 5 feet
Description:         Decided to collect compass bearings on the line in the unnamed sink. Went about 200' in 3 to 5 feet of visibility without any noticeable improvement. Took the line straight under a large sink nearby.

17 January 2004 -

Location: Big Alligator, O'Leno State Park

Divers:                 Michael Poucher, Sandra Poucher
Profile:                89 minutes to a depth of 112 feet
Conditions:          62 degrees, visibility was approximately 10 feet
Description:         Went to check conditions and extend of exploration. Checked small sinkhole to the immediate SE for a good entry point. Followed the existing line approximately 170 feet in one direction and 300 feet in the other direction. Noticeable flow. Believe the second route took us under the larger opening. Lots of grass shrimp and small catfish in the passage below.

11 January 2004 -

Location: Derickson Sink

Divers:                 John Jones, Jerry Murphy, Michael Poucher, Sandra Poucher
Profile:                115 minutes to a depth of 144 feet
Conditions:          73 degrees, visibility was approximately 20 feet

Description: Scooter past the T to the right. Vis 10 - 15 feet started to clear close to the T. Saw some crayfish.

2003 -

Location: Derickson Pond, O'Leno State Park

Divers: Michael Poucher
Description: Vis check. One foot vis all the way into the system. I swam to where the tunnel exits the room. Flow, but blackwater.

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