lake treasure?

[daveycleaning]

Hi, I over heard a convo. one time about a guy that was always finding rings and what not in a certian part of a lake (or river i didn't heard that part of it) he kinda made it sound like there was a effect that made stuff cerculate to one part of the lake it kinda sounded like a hole. LOL i know i sound crazy here but hey i thats what i heard. Is there any truth to it?

 

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[FISHEYE]

laptopguy,
maybe it was a swimming hole that the guy was talking about,most lakes dont have any currents,unless they are fed by a river that would push all heavy objects like coins,rings into a certain spot.usally in a river with rocks,most items like that end up under the rocks.but then you have to deal with 0 visibility.but if you find a lake where alot of people went swimming all the time,thats deep,you may find alot of lost goodies.also check along rivers for rope swings,plus old boards nailed to trees where swimmers would climb up trees an jump off into a deep swimming hole.check under logs too.

 

[gord]

Actually, lakes do have currents - there has to be some flow from the inlet to the outlet. Plus, they will experience wind setup and storm surge with heavier winds. As an example, Lake Erie is pretty well parallel to the direction of the prevailing westerlies, as well as being deeper in the eastern end; a prolonged blow can set up the water so it is 8' or more higher at the east end. At those times, there may be as many as 3 'currents' involved; at the surface it is easterly, the layer below will be a westerly back-flow from the setup, and part of that can be deflected back to the east when it hits the shallower part. As far as points of accumulation, it will all depend on the bottom profile, the coastal profile, prevailing wind direction (or sometimes temporary wind direction), and how they all interact.
Gord

 

[Michigan Badger]

I think what you may have heard was a discussion on hunting Lake Michigan's rip-tide holes. The big lake rip-tides are no joke. "On July 4, 2003 seven people drowned in one afternoon near Warren Dunes State Park, Michigan." The cause of this tragedy was rip-tides and currents.

Study rip-tides to greatly increase your Great Lakes hunting. But be careful wading these suckers, never underestimate the power of the Great Lakes system. Some have done this and met their great reward.

Good hunting.

 

[daveycleaning]

Well i don't dive but i was hoping to take a ROV into "rip tides" to discover treasure. What do you think? would my ROV get ruined. Also how would i find one of these?

 

[Michigan Badger]

Well i don't dive but i was hoping to take a ROV into "rip tides"? to discover treasure.? What do you think? would my ROV get ruined.? Also how would i find one of these?

NOTE: This is my own personal opinion.

You shouldn't have to dive to take advantage of Great Lakes rip tides.

Go to most any heavily used beach anywhere on the Great Lakes and look for the warning flag. If there are waves of 3 foot or more there's most likely a rip tide. In layman's terms a rip tide is water built up on shore that suddenly rushes to the deep.

People drown in these because they are pulled out into deeper water and they can't swim against the returning current. If you tried to water hunt while a rip tide was active you could end up losing gear and maybe your life.

You would want to hunt the shallows right after the rip tide subsides and before everything exposed is recovered again. So, one would almost have to live close by an area to take full advantage of the situation.

If caught in a rip tide don't try to swim directly toward shore. Swim at an angle back to land.

In the Great Lakes you're looking at a situation in miniature of that which exists on the ocean coasts. There goodies come in with the tides or hurricanes, etc., and are sometimes deposited many feet up shore. With Great Lakes currents and winds the goodies are dragged from shore toward the deep water and then gradually returned. The sand is constantly moving. In fact, even the dunes are moving.

This is why very old coins found in the Great Lakes are usually badly worn.

I'm very sorry to say that much of our lost treasure on Great Lakes beaches is probably being swept up by beach cleaner machines.

What people don't know is most likely some 2 to 6 feet deep are goodies they'd never believe. They're down there in nature's slow but sure sand blaster. Some of these things may be exposed for a short time due to the workings of the wind and waves.