Lom Horní Cerekev
Flooded quarry in the Pelhřimov district run by the Pelhřimov diving club, which built steps and a jetty at the water. Maximum depth is 22 m with about half the quarry around 13 m and a sandy bottom. Divers find a 5 m wooden shark, a mermaid and a water-goblin figure, several training platforms and concrete-ring tunnels. Diving was banned until 2003 because the quarry was a drinking-water reserve; visibility is about 4 m, dropping below roughly 8-12 m.
Facts
- Region: Czechia – Bohemia: Quarries & Lakes
- Area: South Bohemia & Vysočina
- Depth: 0–22 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: lake, wreck
- Coordinates: 49.31605, 15.33138 (approximate)
- Highlights: 5 m wooden shark at about 6 m, wooden mermaid and water-goblin figures, training platforms at 3, 6 and 9 m, concrete-ring tunnels, carp, pike, catfish, perch, visibility ~4 m
- Permit: Entry only through the Pelhřimov diving club base, with a fee.
- Issuer / contact: Potápěčský spolek Pelhřimov (Lom Horní Cerekev)
- Phone: +420 775 776 155
- Email: potapeci@lomcerekev.cz
- Address: Lom Horní Cerekev, Zatopený lom, 394 03 Horní Cerekev
- Website: http://www.lomcerekev.cz
- Tips: Entry only via the diving club's base: one-off 150 CZK for parking and base use (receipt issued). Base staffed weekends April-October, daily in summer; cylinder filling can be arranged by phone in advance. No food, camping or toilets.