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Madeira Wreck
 SR 61, Two Harbors, MN 55616
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Max Depth: 111-120ft/34-37m
Average Viz: 36-40ft/11-12m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 3.57 by 7 divers
Spring: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Summer: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Fall: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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Madeira Wreck is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at SR 61, Two Harbors, MN 55616. This dive site has an average rating of 3.57 out of 5 from 7 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 111-120ft/34-37m. The average visibility is 36-40ft/11-12m.
Awesome Lake Superior wreck dive.
The Madeira was built and launched at the Chicago Yard of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company in 1900. It had a plate keel and was shaped very flat and full to maximize cargo capacity with minimum draft. The vessel was built to carry bulk cargoes of grain, lumber or iron ore economically about the Great Lakes and on the coasts, under tow of a steam powered freighter. The shipwreck Madeira is historically significant as the best and one of the few known surviving examples of a schooner-barge. Though the Madeira was lost in a violent storm and is broken into numerous pieces scattered about the lake bottom, the major diagnostic elements of the hull are relatively intact. The Madeira’s value is enhanced by its relationship to Split Rock Lighthouse, which was built partially because of the Madeira’s loss. The remains of the Madeira were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.