Lake Above Silver
A gang of us are going to Big Rock next weekend and I'm looking for a day hike location. Looking on Google Earth, I saw a nice sized lake above the generating plant, the one next to Silver Lake. There's a service road to the lake so it appears accessable on foot.
Anyone been there? Any trespassing issues? Any insight would be appreciated.
bears are very active there.
I've heard of people going up there all the time. I believe its call Lake Agnew:confused:
I've done Parker lake above Grant. 1.5 mile trail done by 2 smokers carrying too much crap on a hot day. Very beautiful lake .(like which ones aren't up there)
Hhmmmmmm....seems to me we had a couple old timers like yourself running from what we refer to as "lake X" over near the Eagle Rock Resort. Matter of fact it recently came to the attention of local authorities that there are possible pictures of the fish harvested by those poachers in the possesion of Los Angeles County police officers?! Stay on the beaten path flatlander....no need for you to risk those bears smelling all that icy hot you need for those broken hinge knees you have.....we'll see ya throwin Thomas Bouyants at the DFG truck come next Monday, thirty yards off shore on June...right were you atta be.
That would be Agnew Lake. Even though there is a service road - you won't be able to use it. It's more like a tram that goes *straight* up the mountain for Edison when they need to work on the dam. To get to Agnew Lake, you start on the trail behind the Silver Lake store. It's about 2.5 miles to Agnew Lake from there, up the side of the hill. Make sure to do it early in the AM - there's no shade enroute and you will be in the sun the entire time.....Originally Posted by sevenout
Eagle Rock Resort?
I now of Big Rock and Double Eagle Resorts but no Eagle Rock Resort in the loop.
Would "lake X" be Double Eagles private pond as it does not sound like Agnew?
Another thing to think about this time of year is snow at the higher lakes.
ya...my bad.....Double Eagle Resort.
It may still be frozen if it contains any water. I believe they drained it last year to repair the dam. Call the Mammoth Ranger station and see if they have any information. 760-924-5500
The larger of the lakes is Gem.
Last edited by mammothfishin; 05-09-2008 at 01:27 PM.
I am very surprised to see a dam on agnew and gem. Never knew that. Anyone know why? Electricity? Kina sad/strange they would go through all the hassle to put a dam in such a hard to reach beautiful spot.
Yup. So Cal Edison generates electricity at the Silver Lake Substation. Water is brought into a penstock at Agnew Lake and the obvious elevation change provides the pressure to generate electricity. Both Agenw and Gem have dams for that purpose. Both lakes were there originally, but the dams allow Edision to control flow to the generating station. The rest of the lakes in the Upper Rush Creek Basin (Weber, Waugh, Lost Lakes) are natural.
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