December 06, 2016: Hidden Valley Pond – Niles

December 06:  Today I was checking out a tentative site for the MUD Club’s New Years Eve Midnight Dive.  Got an invite to check a local pond that had several dozen large Koi fish, hopefully a solid clay bottom, and gently sloping entry point.  Max depth of the pond was 15 feet, 4″ of clay silt on the bottom and less along the shore line where there was gravel and stone. Water temperature today was about 39 – 40F which was about the same as the air temperature.  Looks like a nice dive site, so lets see what the Muddies think. 🙂

Gentle sloping entry point
View from my parked car