Sinyavino Lake & Yantarny · Russia · Artificial reef · Freshwater
Amber-Wash Pump
The pump that washed amber from the quarry ground, now on the lake bed
The pump that once washed amber-bearing ground loose in the Yantarny quarry now stands on the bed of Sinyavino Lake as an exhibit of the Yantarny underwater park. Shallower than the bucket and blade, it shows one of the machines at the heart of amber extraction.
Also known as Amber Pump, Nasos.
Where it is and how deep
54.8867° N, 19.9495° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The pump stands at 16 m, the third-deepest exhibit after the bulldozer blade at 20 m and the excavator bucket at 21 m. It is a D 4000 unit, and the armoured volute liner of a GrUT-4000 slurry pump lies at 15 m, the next exhibit up.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Sinyavino Lake & Yantarny: May to September is the busy season; the bases stay open all year, with a dry suit needed in the cold months.
Know before you go
- Colder water below a thermocline that begins around 8 m.
Sources
- По янтарному следу: подводный парк «Янтарный» — Русское географическое общество
- Демерсус — дайв-центр в Янтарном — Demersus
- Diving in Russia - Amber Lake — Divers24
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Artificial reef
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