Carrière de la Rochefontaine, Belgium
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Franchimont, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 34 km.
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Carrière de la Rochefontaine
A dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 53 m. It suits experienced divers only, by its depth. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Franchimont, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 34 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep Down to 53 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
La Rochefontaine 0.1 km
La Croisette 5.0 km
Centre de plongée profonde René Crepin 6.5 km
Centre de plongée de Villers deux Eglises 10 km
Centre de plongée sous-marine des Barrages de l'Eau d'Heure 18 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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From Chicago: about 14 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → BRU · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Carrière de la Rochefontaine.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Franchimont, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 34 km.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Carrière de la Rochefontaine · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Carrière de la Rochefontaine · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.
Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 34 kn or more still score it nothing.
No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.
Best on Mon 19: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind 6 kn gusting 12.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 0 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 9 kn | 17kn | 1.7 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 13 kn | 28kn | 1.4 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | 20 kn | 37knboats in | 3.6 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 13 kn | 27kn | 0 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 10 kn | 30kn | 0.6 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 15 kn | 27kn | 0.6 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 11 kn | 23kn | 0 mm |
| Wed 28Oct | 80, good | 9 kn | 17kn | 0 mm |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); rain is over the daylight readings, in mm. Water has no reading: no sea temperature is read for a lake. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), with no gusts or rain in the history.
Rough cost
About £670–£1,325 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £410–£855
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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