oronogo missouri diving need info please

[wanz0916]

I am from Oklahoma City and was thinking about going to Oronogo this weekend for a full day of diving. It is around a four hour drive for me, the same distance as beaver lake is. I have heard some stuff about Oronogo but not much. Is it worth the trip to drive there? How is the vis? Do they charge for the diving there?
Your information is greatly appreciated.
Thanks to all.

[navyhmc]

Answered you on DWDS area oronogo missouri diving but to sum up:

To start: A gratuitous plug for our fellow forum member's (Snagel) site try » Midwestmuckdiving He's got a lot of midwest lake conditions.

The cost is $12 per day, John has some rental gear if you need it, 3000 fills are usually $6, nitrox is usually $ .10 per cu ft. He blends whatever mix you want.

I was there about 2 weekends ago. The diving isn't too bad, John has a lot of stuff in the shallows (15'-40') to look at, there's a number of boats here and there as well as some sunken cars and a plane at 40'. The vis wasn't too bad that weekend-about 10'-15'. Sunday it's a little worse especially in the shallows due to students. Not a bad thing, but it happens. Right now, the temps are pretty good; 60f at 95'. At the mid range depths (50'-100') the vis is usually a litle better up to 20' but there's not a lot to really see. For the most part, 5 dives will let you see most of the stuff worth seeing there is a golf cart at 80' and a cabin cruiser at 95' with a few boats in between.

The most fun is the walk down and up the hill. I recommend a short stay at the water before heading back up.

There are a number of shafts that lead off from the walls that you can get into before you know it, so be aware of those. In the east side, the only one's in rec limits are the doors and are caverns not shafts-follow a wall and you'll get out. A little fish life, but not much.

In all, I enjoy diving there and it's good for a weekend out. Drop a line when you want to go in the DDCN area ( http://forum.scubatoys.com/ddcn/ ) and I'm sure someone will be able to meet you there.

When are you thinking of going?