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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Millbrook

25 October, 2014

Team Leader
Kristina Soderquist
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
38.6 lbs (measured)

38.821195, -77.703273

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Millbrook
Organization/Dive Centre
"The" Dive Shop
City
Broad Run
Country
United States
Date
25 October, 2014
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.821195
Longitude: -77.703273
Weather Conditions
Heavy rain at least one day
Survey Depth Range
20–70 feet
Area Surveyed
27917 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rock
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 19
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1

what appears to be a helium tank

monofilament from people fishing illegally; there is a risk of divers and aquatic life getting entangled

improperly placed lines; risk of divers becoming entangled

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