ABYSS UNDERWATER WORLD EXPLORERS BENELUX

This dive site is an old marble quarry located in the village of Vodelée, near Philippeville. Pink and gray marble was mined here, and every now and then you can still see some underwater.

Vodelée: reconnue comme étant la plus belle carrière de Belgique. Idéale pour plongée exploration pour tous niveaux. 40 mètres de profondeur.

It is 280 metres long and 80 metres wide, covering a little more than 2 hectares, with a maximum depth of 13 to 16 metres, depending on variations in the water table, and an average depth of 8 to 13 metres.

It is an old red marble quarry that was exploited until the 1980’s. A oblique plane going down from, 4m to 6m (the height varies according to the seasons), then the quarry is made up of plateaus at depths of 22m, 26m, 36m, 40m, 43m and 52m with steep walls.

Officially, the name is Carrière de Rhisnes. This quarry offers something for everyone! Are you going for a regular dive? Then you can go here. Do you prefer cave diving? Then go on a journey through the overhead part of the quarry!

Near Philippeville you will find the hamlet of Vodecée, where you will find next to Vodelée and La Roche Fontaine a third quarry loved by divers. This quarry is also called La Croisette. This quarry used to extract red marble.