Small
Island at the dam.
This site is only accessible by boat
and is the island closest to the dam! The island has a triangular
shape and has everything from walls to gradual slopes.
The Small Island offers diving for every
level and experience! The island offers a very unique dive if you
have good air consumption or dive with 100 cubic foot cylinders. You
can actually make one dive around the entire island. Be sure to stay
shallow to conserve air.
On the West side is the easiest location
to anchor your boat and a great location to discover every type of
diving this site has to offer. Anchoring in 25-40' of water, you can
start your dive to the south and get into the walls or start your
dive to the North and you can stay on the slopes and keep your depth
shallower. If you get around the wall on the South side, keep an eye
out for anchors hanging in the standing timber, some divers describe
the site as Christmas trees with several anchors hanging as
ornaments. If you choose to pick an anchor, be careful not to exceed
your bcd's buoyancy with an extra 18 pounds of weight. Most divers
will mark the anchor with a float buoy and pick it up with the boat.
The East side offers some of the tallest
walls on the lake. Divers can easily reach depths of 100 plus feet.
If your looking for a location to beach your boat, the N.E. corner
of the island offers a small pee-gravel beach that allows boaters to
access the island without the risk damaging your boat.
The Small Island is great location to see
large schools of sand bass in the Fall of the year along with
Crappie in the tops of many of the shallower trees.
Contact
us by e-mail or drop by the shop for other cool dive sites on
Tenkiller. "There's more to Tenkiller than just Crappie Point and
the Scuba Park." |