Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
United States · Lake Huron, MichiganClose to a hundred known wrecks, with more still coming to light. The oldest sank in 1849, although most date from the middle and end of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth, from wooden schooners to freighters.
Depth
5–50 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
10 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
June-September
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
60 USD / dive
Nicknamed Shipwreck Alley, it holds more than 200 wrecks exceptionally preserved by the cold fresh water.
Protection status
Santuario Marino Nacional de Thunder Bay
Did you know
El agua dulce y fría del lago Hurón conserva la madera de una forma imposible en el mar: hay goletas que siguen enteras. El Kyle Spangler, una goleta de dos palos que se hundió tras una colisión en 1860, reposa a unos 55 m.
Sources consulted: DAN Alert Diver; NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Location
See on the interactive map20 species documented in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Least ConcernLamprea marina
Petromyzon marinus
Mejillón cebra
Dreissena polymorpha
Salmón chinook
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Least ConcernCarpa común
Cyprinus carpio
Hidra de agua dulce
Hydra vulgaris
Lucio
Esox lucius
Pejelagarto de aguja
Lepisosteus osseus
Perca americana
Micropterus salmoides
Pez sol azul
Lepomis macrochirus
Rana toro americana
Lithobates catesbeianus
Rata almizclera
Ondatra zibethicus
Tortuga almizclera común
Sternotherus odoratus
Ecosystem
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