This is Emerald Bay, a small but impressive part of Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest body of water in North America (a whopping 1,645 feet). And rumor has it, that if this lake were to burst and spill onto California, it would cover the entire state in 14 inches of water!
For more about Emerald Bay, check out this website detailing the history of Emerald Bay along with its underwater state park status since 1994.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1160
"Emerald Bay was designated an underwater state park in 1994. As a scuba diver in Emerald Bay, you will enjoy an experience unavailable to most visitors to the lake. You have the opportunity to view and touch the artifacts of an age long past.
"Emerald Bay State Underwater Park is the resting place for many boats, launches and barges used in the lake before the turn of the century, during the heyday of Emerald Bay Resort and used in the construction of Vikingsholm.
"Please be aware as you view and enjoy these artifacts that we all have the responsibility of protecting them for others to see and enjoy. All artifacts you find while diving in the State Parks are protected by state law and may not be taken or disturbed regardless of size or value."
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