Emerald Bay Historic Barges (Barge I)

3D Model

This is one of two barges now lying adjacent together near the southern shore of Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe. Historically, the barges were lashed to the sides of a lake steamer, and used to transport construction materials and other bulky commidities. Both barges likely sank at their moorings some time after construction of the Lake Tahoe highway in 1913.

This model was created out of a collaborative project between the Indiana University Center for Underwater Science and California State Parks. Images collected by Denise Jaffke, Tricia Dodds, and Dan Shaw (California State Parks), along with Lynn Dodd (University of Southern California), during the Lake Tahoe Underwater Photogrammetry Workshop in July 2016. Photogrammetry by Samuel Haskell and text by Matthew Maus, Indiana University.