Divers spend most of their time in the ocean, but sometimes lakes and rivers can offer equally good or even better diving. How about an old tugboat, a flooded forest or some pink river dolphins?

Some of my most spectacular freshwater dives I have made in lake Lygnstøylsvatnet on the Norwegian west coast.

This 400 meter long lake came into being after a rockslide in 1908, and the rising water flooded the valley complete with a forest, dairy hut remains, stone fences and an old road.

Fresh water also offers interesting and often very different life. Crustaceans and fish are often similar to what you find in the ocean, but in addition there are insects and amphibians.

You can find big animals in fresh water too, like cuddly manatees in Florida or almost unreal-looking pink dolphins in the Amazon river.

Some lakes and rivers even boasts great wreckdiving, and the wrecks are never overgrown with coral or destoyed by shipworm.

Fresh water can certainly peak any diver's interest, so grab your gear and throw yourself into your nearest lake or river and see what you can find!

Use the search field

In the ScubaPixel database you can search for fresh water images and even use easy shortcuts below the images you find. The freshwater images are found under "Reefs & Scenery".

A good tip to narrow your search is to combine the search word 'freshwater' with other words like 'fish' or 'wreck'.

» Click here to browse freshwater images