Lewis Smith Lake (usually just "Smith Lake") sits on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River in northwest Alabama, spanning Cullman, Winston, and Walker counties. It was completed in 1961 behind Lewis Smith Dam, covers about 21,000 acres with 500-plus miles of shoreline, and reaches about 264 feet deep. Full summer pool is 510 feet.
Smith Lake is famous for clean, clear water, ranked among the cleanest lakes in the Southeast, and is popular for swimming, boating, and fishing. Surface temperatures range from the upper 40s in winter to the upper 80s in mid-summer.
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Lewis Smith Lake covers about 21,000 acres with more than 500 miles of shoreline, spanning Cullman, Winston, and Walker counties in northwest Alabama.
Smith Lake reaches about 264 feet deep near Lewis Smith Dam, making it the deepest lake in Alabama. Full summer pool is 510 feet of elevation.
Smith Lake is in northwest Alabama on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, spanning Cullman, Winston, and Walker counties, roughly an hour northwest of Birmingham.
Yes. Smith Lake is known for exceptionally clean, clear water and is ranked among the cleanest lakes in the Southeast, with the clearest water up the Ryan Creek, Rock Creek, and Sipsey arms.