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	July 30, 2003

We dropped anchor about 750 feet from the east shore across from Swamp Creek. The drop off there resembles a cliff wall and we wanted to scale it. The sky was a little overcast but we assured the support people in the dive boat that the heavy stuff was "hours" away. We should have said "minutes" away.

We followed the anchor rope down to the bottom.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

Five minutes and 67 feet later we found the bottom. It was cold (45°F) and covered with a fine silt. Taking a compass reading, we headed east to the cliffs. It was at this time that the rain and thunder started on the surface. At 67 feet we didn't hear a thing.

Note to all divers: If you use a dive flag that uses a Styrofoam like float don't pull it under more than 20 feet of water. It will lose buoyancy as the foam is crushed. We lugged ours along the bottom for 20 minutes till the water was shallow enough to allow it to float.

At about 45 feet near the base of the cliffs we found a sleeping sucker fish, ugliest of all fish in the lake. I thought it was dead until my dive buddy touched it and it's eyes opened. It allowed him to

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