The Cooper River... offers divers the unique experience of searching the bottom of the river for giant megalodon fossilized shark teeth, whale fossils, mastodon fossils and many other fossils. There is also a great opportunity here for the treasure hunters searching for Indian artifacts, Colonial artifacts, etc.

Wreck located approximately 10 miles from Charleston Harbor. Four Masted Wooden Hulled Schooner, Wrecked 9/17/1914 bound from New York traveling to Wilmington NC with a cargo of cement bags. Max Depth 60 feet with 25 feet of relief.

Lake Scooba is a man-made lake with a clay and sand bottom. Just 20 minutes from the Scooba Shack, this lake features a wide shift in visibility and temperature depending on the weather and season. Max depth is usually around 35 ft.

Known as Rhett’s Reef dive site is located at the north end of the Lake Murray Dam in the Lake Murray Dam North Recreational Area, 9 minutes from Wateree Dive Center. Street address 2101 N Lake Dr, Columbia, SC 29212. Water entry is via the stairs located to the left when entering picnic area from the parking lot.

This is Clark’s Hill Lake, also called Lake Strom Thurmond. It’s a great place for boating, swimming, and scuba diving. The main environmental conditions to think about here are temperature, depth, a rocky and steep descent to the shoreline, and possible interference from other people.

American Quarry is the flagship quarry for the PDRA. (Piedmont Diving Rescue Association). The Quarry is 65’ deep at the pit with many objects to dive on.

This is a PDRA Quarry. It is membership owned and its deepest point the depth is around 96 ft. Surface temps range from 82 F in the summer to 40 F in the winter.

This is a great place to extend your diving because of the warmer water in the wintertime, also making this a great place to do Open Water training in the winter.

15 Min from Seneca SC this dive site is near DUKE power plant. The site is on public access to Lake Jocassee. The site ranges in depth from areas that are 30 ft/9m to 99 ft/30m deep. The water flow from the power station caused the lake to have a current up to 2 knots and visibility can be from 30 ft/9m to zero.

Lake Keowee is a man-made reservoir located in South Carolina. It was developed to serve the needs of power utility and public recreational purposes. It is approximately 26 miles long, 3 miles wide, with an average depth of 54 feet. It’s located approximately 800 feet above sea level.