The lake is quite shallow, with maximum depth around 30 feet. Visibility is best in early spring at 10-12 feet. Once the algae blooms, visibility reduces to 5-8 feet. During the heavy algae season, it's almost dark at 30 feet. In the photo, note the strands of algae.
Individual strands stand about a foot high.
At around 20 feet depth, there's not enough sunlight to support plant growth, and the bottom becomes a vast plain of mud. In the shallows, you may encounter a few small fish. Most of the big fish will move away, staying just out of sight. If you don't see any fish, try switching to snorkel in the shallows and squirt some Cheez Whiz onto the rocks. You may see 10-20 crawdads at once, raising dust trails as they scoot away from you.