Hite Marina - GoogleEarth 1993-2016

[JFRCalifornia]

Just for fun, I thought I'd post some historic GoogleEarth imagery of how the Hite area has evolved since 1993... In the first image from 1993, you can see the marina was fully operational at a lake level of 3663. It's interesting to compare it to the other images to see where the marina used to be as the lake fluctuates up and down. Also interesting to see the 2011 image, when the lake level was not that different than in 1993, and where the marina would have been if it still existed.

 

[Dave I.]

I miss having the full services at Hite. Ahhh, the memories. Now, the farthest North we go is Good Hope Bay.

 

[Concerned Soldier]

It seems they got some of the work done but did they ever get around to extending the launch ramp at all?

 

[Dorado]

Very cool. Is that North Wash in the upper left corner of the images where the water is lower?

 

[JFRCalifornia]

Very cool. Is that North Wash in the upper left corner of the images where the water is lower?

Yep, that's North Wash, and you can see the main outlet to the river... these day's it's almost better to call it "North Lake"... Here's a wider shot of the Hite area from the March 2016 image, and you can really see the isolation of North Wash caused by the silt build-up along the edge of the river...

 

[Not Yet You Bet]

Have you got a wider shot or two to the South that shows Farleys and White canyons in 2016? Would be interesting to piece these together.
Thanks.

 

[JFRCalifornia]

Have you got a wider shot or two to the South that shows Farleys and White canyons in 2016? Would be interesting to piece these together.
Thanks.

Sure thing... here's the wider shot, showing everything north of Twomile Canyon... easy to see from this how silt deposition downstream into the lake can cut off White and Farley canyons... This is why that even as lake levels rise, the silt deposits at the mouths of those canyons will hinder access to them...

 

[KYKevin]

All I can see is great fishing trip's in these picture's, can't wait to do it again.
Thank's for sharing, have a good one.