Oronogo 'Blue Water' mine-pit lake near Joplin closed to diving in 2012; EPA began filling the pit with mine waste as part of the Oronogo-Duenweg Superfund cleanup. Closed on or before 2012-04-05 (date of diver reports). Permanent.
No dive score while the site is closed.
Source: scubaboard.com, ktlo.com. Checked Oct 5, 2026
Closed since Apr 2012 · Last confirmed Oct 5, 2026
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As of Tue, Oct 27, 11:09 PM CDT at Blue Water Lake: water temperature about 68.5°F20.3°C (Modeled by Scuba Nearby estimate); wind 8 mph13 km/h. No dive score while the site is closed.
Water temperature
68.5°F20.3°C
Reported by divers, not measured by sensors. Reports from the last 14 days can nudge clarity, and they stay labeled as diver-reported.
Nobody has filed a report here yet. The sensors stay in charge until a diver does.
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.
Air temperature
64.4°F18°C
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
Gusts
18 mph28 km/h
Not enough data
No active NWS alerts for this point
Tue 11 PM
62.6°F17°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
0% rain
Wed 2 AM
60.8°F16°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
2% rain
Wed 5 AM
59°F15°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
1% rain
Wed 8 AM
59°F15°C
Wind 9 mph15 km/h
1% rain
Wed 11 AM
73.4°F23°C
Wind 14 mph22 km/h
1% rain
Wed 2 PM
80.6°F27°C
Wind 14 mph22 km/h
0% rain
Wed 5 PM
80.6°F27°C
Wind 12 mph20 km/h
0% rain
Wed 8 PM
68°F20°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
0% rain
Forecast (NWS) Forecast from NOAA National Weather Service
Each day uses the same readings as the score above, with that morning’s forecast. Forecast: National Weather Service.
Not enough forecast in this snapshot.
Not confirmed yet. A best-months line is shown only when a source states one.
Times shown in the site's local time (Central Daylight Time)
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.