While about fifty feet deep in the center, it shallows toward the edges, where lilies abound, and then becomes mere marsh.

Practically it is surrounded by trees.

Restocked with a variety of fish (trout) in large numbers each year, it is one of the best fishing lakes at the northern end of Lake Tahoe, and a most enjoyable day to the angler is to start early, take his lunch along, and spend the day there.
To those who are not anglers this same day can be spent in the quiet enjoyment of the trees, flowers, lake and sky.
The outlet from the lake is by Deer Creek, and thence into the Truckee not far from the site of the old mining-camp of Knoxville.
The return trip to Tahoe Tavern is made through a virgin forest, on a ridge between Watson Lake and the Truckee Valley, the trail having been outlined only about five years ago.

Later the Forest Rangers considerably improved it, until now it is a very easy and comfortable trail to traverse.

One notices here the especial "blaze" on the trees, of the rangers.