The dive environment at Lake Norfork is diversified and exciting. You will find everthing from intact 30 ft. cruisers to caves and
arches. Listed below you will find a description of each. A dive site map is available at the Jordan Marina or just
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2008 Treasure Chest Clues
The Legend of Black Beard
Sites To See!
(1) The 1A Wrecks
200 ft. North of 1A sign, flat gravel bottom, contains several small boats
and one pontoon boat deck, normal depth is 25 ft.
(2) Rickety Wreck
Stepping stone type wall. Here sits a 28 ft wooden cruiser.
(3) School Bus
School bus attached to a steel barge. Once was unique houseboat.
(4) Cave Dive
This cave goes back 100 ft. into a large room, then narrows.
(5) Blankenship Point
Bottom strewn with giant square stones that create alley-ways that
draw every species of fish in the lake.
(6) Playground
Junior divers of all ages can play on the equipment found here.
(7) Sunken Ridge
Sudden rise of underwater mountain top is in 15 ft. of water. Great place
to see large schools of bass.
(8)Farm Site
There is the foundation and cistern of three buildings located in 40 ft. of
water. Hard to locate exactly, but can yield nice artifacts.
(9) Indian Island
Was once an Indian campsite where arrow heads can still be found, ledges
and overhangs hold lots of fish, favorite nite dive spot. Depths of 5 - 50 ft.
(10) Moody Homesite
Cistern and stone foundation of old farm house. Located in 30 ft.
(11) Slo-Poke Cruiser
Wreck of a 30 ft. cruiser in 40 ft. water. Also a nice flat 15 ft. bottom of
shale rock.
(12) Campground Bluff
One of the few shore dives. Good walls and steep slopes. Treasure hunting
favorite.
(13) Bulldozer
In 25 ft. of water sits a 1939 Caterpillar used in lake construction.
(14) Rock of Gibraltar
Stone slab rising from 50 ft. depth to just 15 ft. below surface.
(15) Underwater Bluff
A wall starts at 35 ft. and can go straight down 70 - 150 ft.
(16) White Bluff & Arch
Tall limestone bluffs contain natural arch big enough to swim through.
Also some very clear water. Ledges at 15, 30, and 60 ft.
(17) Tool Truck
Panel truck that went down in 1955, loaded with tools. Rests on ledge
in 70 ft. depth out from a mark on shore.
(18) Fruit Cellar
Concrete bunker-like structure built in the early 1900's. Also homesite
artifacts in 15 ft.
(19) Fireplace
Intact fireplace with chimney and foundation of large home. Out from
center of island in 80 ft. depth.
(20) Gypsy Boat Wreck
24 ft. wood cabin cruiser sits on flat gravel bottom at 25 ft. Nearby
an abrupt drop of 150 ft. Tall pinnacle rocks, view large fish here.
(21) Fish Market
Flat shale rock point has a large area of flat bottom at 15 ft. depth
with nearby slope to deeper water. Good concentration of fish found here.
(22) Walleye Wall
Short run of rock bluff with a steep incline. Wall type dive. Home of
the lake's walleye population.
(23) Bunch 'O Boulders
Very large, rounded rock formations in 20 ft. depth with gravel bottom.
(24) Don's Dynamite Shack
This site once stored explosives during dam construction. There is an
underground building made of railroad ties and covered with gravel. It has
an air vent that looks like a dog house. Found in 40 ft. of water.
(25) Dam Corner
This is usually the clearest dive on the lake. Nice cut stone rocks,
steps. Has parts of wooden light towers lying on the bottom.
(26) Devil's Backbone
This site has long, shallow reef-like point formations. It looks like
the giant skeletal vertebrae of some ungodly creature. 20 ft. depth.
(27) Thumb Print Homesite
This site if in 60 ft depth out from mark on the shore. Very large
foundation with inlaid intricate tile floor. Lots of artifacts.
(28) Hank's Bluff
Long wall dive. Straight drops good for deep dives and exploration
into the unknown.
(29) Jerry's Place
A special collection of secrets.