Wallonia · about 1 km from Rhisnes (La Bruyère)
Carrière de Rhisnes
- CertificationCavern
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationNérée Diving (Namur)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)Route ↗
- Fill stationDive Factory (Braine-l'Alleud)Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂, helium; 200 and 300 barRoute ↗
- Fill stationCarrière de Villers-Deux-Églises (V2E)Air and nitrox (200, 230 and 300 bar)Route ↗
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The dive
A flooded underground quarry (carrière souterraine) in La Bruyère near Namur. Next to the regular diving area there is a covered section offered as cave diving; it can also be dived with a cavern certification.
Profile and sections
A flooded underground quarry (carrière souterraine) in La Bruyère near Namur. Next to the regular diving area there is a covered section offered as cave diving; it can also be dived with a cavern certification. It is a popular site, with cave divers too, and ice diving also happens here.
- Depth and profile
- Maximum depth: ask the club
- Configuration
- All configurations (backmount, sidemount, CCR and no-mount). Regular quarry dives plus a covered cave section, which can also be dived at cavern level.
- DPV: unknown
- No data on scooter use or passage size.
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
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How to get there
Run by the local dive club Centre de Plongée de Rhisnes (CP-Rhisnes), Rue de Liesse 20, 5080 Rhisnes, +32 475 72 86 32. Open at fixed times: Wednesday 18:00–24:00, Saturday 14:00–20:00, Sunday 10:00–20:00. Entry fee, booking and whether guest divers without club membership are welcome: ask the club.
Around Carrière de Rhisnes
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 7 km
Nérée Diving (Namur)
Rue Père Cambier 17, 5000 Salzinnes (Namur)
Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)
Mon 11:00–19:00, closed Tue, Wed–Fri 11:00–19:00, Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun: ask
Dive shop with its own club: weekly quarry dives and pool training, tec diving courses (OC and rebreather: rEvo, Horizon). Walk-in fills for visitors: ask.
Dive Factory (Braine-l'Alleud)
Chaussée de Tubize 475, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud
Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂, helium; 200 and 300 bar
Ask
Dive shop with gas blending. Second shop in Wezembeek-Oppem (+32 2 353 08 98). CCR supplies (sofnolime): ask.
Carrière de Villers-Deux-Églises (V2E)
Rue des Traigneaux 104A, 5630 Cerfontaine
Air and nitrox (200, 230 and 300 bar)
Book via carrierev2e.be; hours and rates on the operator's site
Open (non-overhead) dive quarry, to ~28 m, with changing rooms and a café. Lines and cenote-style decor are laid out underwater to simulate cave dives without an overhead: good for introduction and practice (following the line blind, jumps) before a cave course.
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