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Gilboa Quarry

Gilboa Quarry

Ohio, United States

Depth
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40m

Visibility
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5m - 15m

Entry
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Boat

Experience Level

Experienced


About Gilboa Quarry

Gilboa Quarry is a 14+ acre limestone quarry, located in Northwest Ohio. There are wooded campgrounds encompassing over half the quarry's perimeter. Gilboa Quarry is a great location for diving and dive training. The quarry provides two distinct personalities: the shallow side at 5 - 65 ft provides great recreational enjoyment, while the deep side of the quarry with depths of 130 plus ft is suitable for technical training. Visibility can be limited on training days, but tends to be quite good late in fall until early spring. A word of caution, don't buy more airfill then needed, you may have a hard time getting a refund for any moneys paid. There are a multitude of items of interest for all divers. Whether it is our large training platforms, 15 - 130 plus ft depths, or our many sunken treasures such as the Grumman airplane and Sikorsky helicopter, there is certain to be something of interest for everyone. Gilboa Quarry provides a variety of amenities to meet your specific diving needs. Docks, benches, and underwater platforms for your convenience, be it open water certification dives, enjoying the underwater sites, or to keep your skills honed for your personal diving goals. Breathing Gas is available on site up to 20,00cf of hyper-clean air is banked to provide for those peak periods when we all want to get wet. Be sure to check your visual and hydro dates on your cylinders prior to coming out to the quarry.Partial pressure nitrox blending is available for tanks that are O2 clean.

Gilboa Quarry Dive Info

Terrain & Features

Night, Drop Off, Wreck, Inland, Wall, Deep, Rock

Entry Type

Boat

Max Depth

40m

Visibility Range

5m 15m

Experience Level

Experienced

Best Gas

21% – 28%

O2
Marine Life

  • Bass
  • Elusive Paddlefish
  • Bluegills
  • Trout
  • Koi
  • Sturgeon
  • Pike
  • Catfish
  • Zebra Mussles
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