Pyramids of Rock Lake

[TNDiver]

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Hello all you Badger divers, I just sort of stumbled across your WI forum site. I lived in Lake Mills for close to 15 years and used to teach scuba and of course dove Rock Lake many MANY times. I have met with and talked to the author of "The lost Pyramids of Rock Lake". Do not expect to find anything that resembles a true pyramid, what you will find is more like a pile of rocks. Dr. Boyd and a crew from the UM did extensive research on the matter, their side scan sonar was able to locate a few structures intact. Unfortunatly the intact "pyramids" are buried under the silt. The structures you can find however are the ice cream cones with the top broken off. They appear to be a ring of rock. If you locate an old map of the lake you will find that prior to being a lake there was a river (creek) the structures appear to follow the banks of this old creek. As far as I know there has never been any concrete evidence these are man made. I can tell you also that there is a rock mound in about 30 feet of water and must have some lode stone in it, your compass will do tricks when near this mound.
While teaching in the lake I ran into battles with the local lake patrol, swimming in the lake from a boat was prohibited and they included diving as swimming. I doubt much has changed and week ends are best avoided due to heavy boat traffic. Shore diving is tough since getting to deep water is a chore. There are many artifacts in the lake, for years ice was harvested on Rock Lake. The old ice house was located on the South end of the lake and if you sift through the silt you often will find tools and things dropped into the lake from that period of time. I have a nice bottle collection from Rock as well. Man made or not, the rock structures are interesting. At one time there was even a film crew from Unsolved Mysteries on the lake but I don't know if it ever aired.

Have a great dive, Greg. Former Pyramid Scuba.