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Mukilteo T-Dock
 Mukilteo, WA
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Max Depth: Over 150ft/46m
Average Viz: 16-20ft/5-6m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Sand
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Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Fall: Under 50°F/10°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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The T-dock is a great place for a leisurely dive, bottle hunting or grabbing a few crabs. The pilings on the old dock are always interesting to explore.
Directions: Take exit 189 off I-5 in Everett, and head West on 526. Then head North on 525. Follow signs to the Mukilteo Ferry. Take a right at the intersection just after you pass of over the railroad tracks (See the aerial photo). Just past the hotel on your left, turn left into the parking area.
Great dive for beginners all the way up to master and tech. It gets deep with a boat to about 130’. Gpo still might be guarding eggs underneath. Grunt sculpins and red octos north of the t dock in about 40’-50’ during the day. Night dives are my favorite with bioluminescence and octos everywhere. You’ll find a baby wolf eel in the geodome middle left pipe. It can get boring if you don’t look or is your first dive here.
Did two dives on Sunday June 15th. The first to 117’ and the second to 106’. Vis was about 10’, H2O temp was 37 and 41 degrees, at the surface it was 50. Easy slope all the way down, so a deep dive was easily accomplished and the shore can’t be missed. I saw lots of smaller crabs (only a few legal size), stars, rock sole and a plethora of other small guys. If you wander north you’ll come across a pipe. Use this to mark the farthest point north. At that point go inshore and you’ll arrive at the piling, almost where you started. There’s some manmade reef structures, such as an old porcelain throne and sink, tires, huge springs, metal basket, a 10’ satellite dish, and a street sign standing straight up. There were three open parking spaces when I arrived and the same when I left, and a few restaurants within throwing distance. The beach got crowded during low tide because everyone was sitting there eating lunch. I went by myself and I buddied up with a couple who were going in as I was. There were about ten divers there total. Nice dive and friendly people, but aren’t all divers.
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