Secchi depth affects the performance of the airborne bathymetric lidar system. Therefore, the operation efficiency can be benefited if the secchi depth turbidity can be obtained in advance. In this research, the MODIS sensor onboard Aqua satellite is used due to its ability to provide extensive temporal and spatial imagery. A total of 65 depth profiles are collected including instruments of Secchi Disk, AC-9, and Hydroscat-6 from May, 2007 to May, 2008. Within that dataset, a total of 19 profiles were collected concurrent with Aqua MODIS overpass. There have been reports of three relationships between optical properties and secchi depth based on either 488 nm or 532 nm. Investigations are made to compare which combination of optical relationship and wavelength is most reliable. Temporal analysis of MODIS images reveal a yearly variation of Secchi depth values, which is important information for airborne bathymetric lidar flight planning.