Lewis Smith Lake Boat Ramps
6 boat launches are mapped on Lewis Smith Lake in Cullman County, Winston County, Alabama.
Lewis Smith Lake facts
| Surface area | 19,662 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 71 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 252.4 miles |
| Surface elevation | 528 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Lewis Smith, completed 1961 |
| Dam size | 300 ft high, 2,200 ft long, rockfill dam |
| Dam purposes | Hydroelectric, Navigation, Recreation, Flood Risk Reduction |
| Dam owner | Alabama Power Company (Public Utility) |
| Normal storage | 1,390,000 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Sipsey Fork, Warrior River |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID AL01420). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Lewis Smith Lake
Most-observed birds: Great Blue Heron (16), Northern Cardinal (15), Black Vulture (13), Chipping Sparrow (13), Eastern Bluebird (13), Turkey Vulture (10), Canada Goose (10), Carolina Wren (10), Killdeer (9), American Crow (9).
Other wildlife: Long-tailed Salamander (59), Green Anole (56), Eastern Newt (46), Northern Cottonmouth (43), Pickerel Frog (42), Common Box Turtle (39).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (190 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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Counties
- Cullman County (4)
- Winston County (2)