Scruffy pitch a tent on the shore of the Escalante. July 19, 1999. We strongly recommend you purchase a set of detail maps of the lake. These maps show much greater detail, including locations of buoys, beaches, and smaller coves. Lake Powell is diveable year-round, although it's quite chilly in the winter.
Visibility varies by location.
Closer to the main channel, clear water provides up to 30 feet visibility. Dominic Bria and a new smallmouth friend in Iceberg Canyon. Photo Bruce Argyle, Nikonos 20 mm, July 17, 1999. Most divers avoid the Hite area, because the Colorado delivers a large load of silt and nutrients into this area of the lake, resulting in poor visibility. Future diver Kristen, age 11, explodes into the water of Iceberg Canyon from the slide of the houseboat.