Abandoned Quarry

1 year 11 months ago #736165 by Esseff


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1 year 11 months ago #736167 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day mate

Looks good - all that lovely blue water ... bet it's cold though coz it's so deep!

Phil from the great land Downunder
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Phil from the great land Downunder
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1 year 11 months ago #736188 by Sara Miles
Nice view here. Very good landscape. 


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1 year 11 months ago #736277 by Joshua Atkins
How deeps is this? Is it safe for swimming? 


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1 year 11 months ago #736283 by Esseff

Joshua Atkins wrote: How deeps is this? Is it safe for swimming? 


I don't know the depth but quarries typically have levels at 15m intervals so minimum depth would be 15m, then 30m and so on. Swimming in them is illegal for many reasons: a) they are very deep, b) they often have bulk scrap in them (eg. cranes, scaffolding,etc) that can injure you, c) the water is stagnant and d) because of the depth to surface area ratio and the fact the water doesn't move there is a massive temperature differential at around the 2m mark. Diving into this low temperature zone, say, on a hot day cause the body to go into shock. That's the main cause for drownings in quarries, by the way.

The fine for swimming there (if you get caught) is substantial.


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1 year 11 months ago #736364 by Nicole Summers
Oh nice. But it looks really good in the photo though. Well done for this. 


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