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Lake Level
506.1 FEET
7/5/2008
Full Pool: 510.0
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Bayne Hughes - Red Orbit Date: 7/4/2008 A group fighting Alabama Power about Smith Lake water levels hopes a federal regulatory commission's request is the first step toward getting the company to keep the levels more consistent. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asked for more information Wednesday from Alabama Power on reservoir elevations and flow… Read More
David Atchison - The Daily Home Date: 7/3/2008 Alabama Marine Police will focus on unsafe boat operators during the Fourth of July weekend.“We’ll have all hands working,” said Capt. Michael Patrick, district two superviser for the Alabama Marine Police. “We will focus on boaters who violate BUI laws, but we aren’t going to neglect anyone else. Those who… Read More
Darryn Simmons - Montgomery Advertiser Date: 7/1/2008 This Fourth of July weekend, Alabama Marine Police will be looking to make sure that boats are equipped properly and that boaters leave their alcohol at home. Marine officers will be out in force patrolling area lakes and rivers as boaters take to the water to watch fireworks and enjoy the holiday. There will be a… Read More
Kent Faulk - The Birmingham News Date: 6/30/2008 After riding a raft towed by a WaveRunner recently, Danielle Johnson watched the driver reel in the tow rope and then plop a foot on top of the roll. "I looked at her and said, `Don't do that. This could happen to you if you do that,'" said Danielle, whose left leg was amputated two years ago. The 15-year-old… Read More
David Rainer - The Clanton Advertiser Date: 6/24/2008 With Alabama struggling through a multi-year drought in 2007, many anglers had an idea that the fishing would also suffer. However, according to the Bass Anglers Information Team (B.A.I.T.) report, that assumption was wrong - dead wrong. Surprising both anglers and fisheries biologists with the Alabama Department of… Read More |
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Lewis Smith Lake (or Smith Lake) is located in northcentral Alabama about 20 miles northwest of Birmingham in state of Alabama (U.S.) counties of Cullman, Walker and Winston. The 300-foot high dam, completed in 1961 by Alabama Power Company, impounds the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River to form the lake. Smith Lake has a surface area of 21,200 acres, 500 miles of shoreline, a watershed area of 944 square miles, a retention time of 435 days, and a maximum depth of 264 feet. The western side of the lake's watershed is crowned by the 180,000-acre Bankhead National Forest, which blankets the deeply dissected southern edge of the Cumberland Plateau. The Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, Alabama's only Wild and Scenic River, flows through the Bankhead National Forest. The Sipsey Wilderness, Land of a Thousand Waterfalls, lies within the Bankhead National Forest and is home to Alabama's largest tree, a tulip poplar with a 21-foot circumference at its base.
   
Quick Info About Smith Lake
- River: Black Warrior
- Area: 21,200 Acres - Shoreline: 500 Miles - Length: 35 Miles - Avg. Depth: 66 Ft. - Vol: 1,670,700 Acre Ft. - Drainage: 944 Sq. Mi. |
