China Creek Wall
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About this site
China Creek Wall is a shore-entry wall dive located along the Alberni Inlet, just outside Port Alberni, British Columbia, in the Pacific Rim area. The site is accessed from a scenic beach near campsites 50 through 55 at the adjacent marina and campground, with ample parking ideally positioned near campsites 54 and 55. Notable underwater features include a sunken mini tugboat sitting at 12 m (40 ft) and an unusual underwater telephone booth perched on a ledge at 9 m (30 ft).
The wall begins at approximately 12 m (40 ft) and drops as a vertical rock face well beyond recreational limits, with deeper explorations reaching 30–36 m (100–120 ft). The terrain is a hard-relief wall rich with colourful sponges, sea urchins, and crevices, with a silty bottom that can affect conditions near the surface.
Marine life along the wall includes yellowtail, copper rockfish, wolf eels, decorated warbonnets, grunt sculpins, octopuses, anemones, boot sponges near the base, and cloud sponges on mast remnants. Ratfish and other deep-water species may be encountered on deeper excursions toward 36 m (120 ft).
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Visibility typically improves below 6 m (20 ft), reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) at depth, while near-surface conditions can be poor due to silt. Current is minimal. Water is cold, and the combination of depth, low surface visibility, silty bottom, and the wreck's rusted and fragile state — with associated entanglement and abrasion hazards — makes this a site best suited to experienced divers, though the shallower sections are accessible to beginners.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pacific Chub MackerelScomber japonicusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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