Scuba Diving in Lake Minnewanka

Lake Minnewanka “Water of the Spirits” in Nakoda is a glacier lake in Banff National Park, Canada, located about five kilometers (3.1 miles) northeast of the Banff Townsite. The lake is 21 kilometers (13 miles) long and 142 meters (466 feet) deep, making it the second longest in the Canadian Rockies’ mountain parks.

Below the surface, 60 feet under the water you'll find Canada's most hidden underwater city. It's under the sea like Atlantis. This underwater city was built in 1888. Wealthy people would vacation here to enjoy the water and mountains. The Calgary Power Company eventually decided to build a new dam which made the water levels rise so much that it put the town under water.