Scuba diving at lake Norfolk Arkansas?
October 9th, 2009
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What would the water temperature at deepth be at Lake Norfolk Arkansas be the first week of June?
By: RegularGuy
By: RegularGuy
October 11th, 2009 at 17:53
I can’t find a “Lake Norfolk” on a map of Arkansas, but I did
find a “Norfork Lake” in Baxter County in north Arkansas.
If you go down very deep in any lake the water will be very
cold any time, even in midsummer, since the sunlight warms
the surface water which expands, becomes less dense, and
stays at the surface. You may have noticed that as you dive
deeper in a lake, you find colder and colder layers of water
called thermoclines, and the water near the bottom may be
as cold as 4°C (39°F) even in midsummer.
This is a normal phenomenon of lake diving, so wear a warm
protective suit any time you go deep in a lake!
October 13th, 2009 at 23:27
In June the surface temperature will probably be in the upper 60’s low 70’s. The thermocline will be fairly shallow - about 15 feet and below that it will be cold. You will need to use a full wet suit. And by the way it is Lake Norfork.
December 27th, 2009 at 22:50
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