Lake Amistad is a large, clean, deep reservoir with many excellent dive locations.  However as with any freshwater lake, the visibility varies according to the season and location.  You could expect visibility of 20 to 30 ft. in the spring, and 8 to 15 ft. in the summer.  Water temperature varies from about 58 degrees in the winter, to 85 degrees in the summer.  The shoreline is almost always a deep bank or bluff. The main channel is 100 ft. to 150 ft. all over the lake.  This can often be accessed within 50 yards or less of the shoreline.  Lake Amistad is maintained by the National Park Service as the Amistad National Recreation Area.  There are several nice boat ramps, picnic and fishing areas, dry camping, and a marina.  The marina is operated privately as Lake Amistad Resort and Marina, (see link on this page).  They have boat rentals, from deck boats up to a large house boats that sleep 14 people with full kitchen, bathroom, and air conditioner.

Mike McCarson

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