ScubaSteve2000
Contributor
Great write-up, Steve!
How deep does the "Maranara Trench" get?
First off, thanks. As to how deep the trench gets; depends where you are in the lake and the time of year. Right now it's at 1695' of elevation (above sea level). The high water mark is usually held at 1692', leaving the lake 10' below totaly full (1702' for those following along at home) to allow for flooding. Obviously the lake isn't 1702' deep but they use the elevation of the surface to report how full the lake is.
In reality the Maranara Trench is a series of channels that define the original river bed. There is an area near Two Cow Cove where we were at 80 feet and hadn't made it to the bottom. Pete's blade Runner off Vista Point goes to 130+.
I have a Fish-N-Map that shows the trench depths based on the lake elevation being at 1690' (I think). It's a handy map. Accurately shows depths like a reverse topo map. I contacted the publisher to see if they would show dive sites in a future printing but they weren't interested.
Later.