Straits of Mackinaw - Great Lakes
Diving the Straits of Mackinac is a coldwater wreck enthusiast's dream. We're talking numerous historical shipwrecks, some in surprisingly intact condition, scattered across the lakebed. Expect depths that will challenge advanced open water divers, often with strong currents that make for exciting drift dives between wrecks. It's an honest, no-frills dive experience, perfect for those keen on history and the unique preservation of freshwater wrecks.
- Location
- Great Lakes, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 45.788445, -84.731500
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 15-30m
Nearby Dive Sites in Great Lakes
- Alexander Reef (reef)
- A. R. Colborn and Crane (Wrack) (wreck)
- Bermuda Wreck - 10-30m (wreck)
- Blue Water Lake
- Boulton Reef (reef)
- Car Bodies (wreck)
- Cedarville (Wrack) (wreck)
- Depot beach
- Ebar Ward
- Elmwood Wreck (wreck)
- Glenlyon
- Grand Reef (reef)
- Higgins lake
- Ironsides Reef (reef)
- Ironsides Wreck - 25-40m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Straits of Mackinaw
- Aqua Center - ["PADI"]
- Aqua Diving School - PADI, SDI
- Azimuth Scuba
- Below H2O
- Diventures
- DiVentures
Marine Life in Great Lakes
Home to 30 recorded species including 27 reef fish, 2 other, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) - Reef Fish
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) - Reef Fish
- Jasper Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) - Reef Fish
- American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
- burbot (Lota lota) - Reef Fish
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - Reef Fish
- coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) - Reef Fish
- Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) - Reef Fish
- sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) - Reef Fish