Lake Norman

Infisherman1 · 03-15-05, 07:48 PM

For those of you that have fished lake norman, whats the water clarity on it? I was looking at some satellite photos of the area and it looke that about half way from wylie to norman that the water cleared up all the sudden. Is this just a seasonal thing, or is norman clear year round?

Rob Mak · 03-15-05, 08:04 PM

not always some times it can get muddy. what the photo's don't show is just how crowded this lake can get during the warmer months. not to mention the dam 100 foot long boats/ships that cruise on this lake.

zooker

Bassin_Dude · 03-15-05, 08:13 PM

hula, what site were you on to get those satlite images? and does it have satalite images for every lake? and does it show boat ramps or parks along the lake? sorry for all the ?'s ive been tryin to find images of some lakes and see if they have parks or anything on them. im tryin to find out if theres a park on lake howell or a boat ramp. i went lookin for one oneday but i couldnt find one :-/

macgyver · 03-15-05, 08:36 PM

[quote author=bassfisher02 link=board=MessBoards;num=1110926900;start=0#2 date=03/15/05 at 18:13:58]hula, what site were you on to get those satlite images? [/quote]

http://terraserver.com

this is satelite photo web site, type in the location, and play around with the zoom feature to get what you want, and it's free.

Lizards

Bassin_Dude · 03-15-05, 08:40 PM

only problem with that one is that u cant see street names or names of lakes. its hard to figure out where u are :-/

zman · 03-15-05, 08:45 PM

I think you may be noticing just the transition between different aerial images. They couldn't possibly use a satellite to photograph the entire US at once from space, creating a seamless image, instead they have been taking pictures for several years and integrating them together into a type of mosaic. Now if you take a pic one morning with a fog coming off the water, and try to combine it with another pic taken on a summer day after a heavy rain then you are going to really notice the edges.

This should illustrate what I mean better than I can say it. Is this what you are talking about?

Bassin_Dude · 03-15-05, 09:39 PM

my bad lizards, it does give a lake name and main highways near it. my bad

bearpaw · 03-16-05, 04:51 PM

I've found these type photo's on Terraserver Images.
You have an option, either aerial or topo, the topo gives road numbers, but unfortunately they don't always give road names.

03-15-05, 07:48 PM	#1
Infisherman1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Lake Norman For those of you that have fished lake norman, whats the water clarity on it? I was looking at some satellite photos of the area and it looke that about half way from wylie to norman that the water cleared up all the sudden. Is this just a seasonal thing, or is norman clear year round?

03-15-05, 08:13 PM	#3
Bassin_Dude BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman hula, what site were you on to get those satlite images? and does it have satalite images for every lake? and does it show boat ramps or parks along the lake? sorry for all the ?'s ive been tryin to find images of some lakes and see if they have parks or anything on them. im tryin to find out if theres a park on lake howell or a boat ramp. i went lookin for one oneday but i couldnt find one :-/

03-15-05, 08:36 PM	#4
macgyver BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman [quote author=bassfisher02 link=board=MessBoards;num=1110926900;start=0#2 date=03/15/05 at 18:13:58]hula, what site were you on to get those satlite images? [/quote] http://terraserver.com this is satelite photo web site, type in the location, and play around with the zoom feature to get what you want, and it's free. Lizards

03-15-05, 08:40 PM	#5
Bassin_Dude BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman only problem with that one is that u cant see street names or names of lakes. its hard to figure out where u are :-/

03-15-05, 08:45 PM	#6
zman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman I think you may be noticing just the transition between different aerial images. They couldn't possibly use a satellite to photograph the entire US at once from space, creating a seamless image, instead they have been taking pictures for several years and integrating them together into a type of mosaic. Now if you take a pic one morning with a fog coming off the water, and try to combine it with another pic taken on a summer day after a heavy rain then you are going to really notice the edges. This should illustrate what I mean better than I can say it. Is this what you are talking about?

03-15-05, 08:04 PM	#2
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Lake Norman not always some times it can get muddy. what the photo's don't show is just how crowded this lake can get during the warmer months. not to mention the dam 100 foot long boats/ships that cruise on this lake. zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

03-15-05, 09:39 PM	#7
Bassin_Dude BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman my bad lizards, it does give a lake name and main highways near it. my bad

03-16-05, 04:51 PM	#8
bearpaw BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: walden ny Posts: 0	Re: Lake Norman I've found these type photo's on Terraserver Images. You have an option, either aerial or topo, the topo gives road numbers, but unfortunately they don't always give road names.

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