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LEWIS SMITH LAKE - Auburn University

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1.0 <strong>LAKE</strong> IDENTIFICATION<br />

Lewis Smith Lake is located in northwest Alabama in Cullman, Walker and Winston counties.<br />

The lake is an Alabama Power Company Reservoir constructed for power generation. The dam is<br />

located on the Sipsey Fork of the Mulberry Fork ofthe Black Warrior River approximately 19.3 km<br />

northeast of Jasper, Alabama. Operation began in 1961 and since that time the reservoir has been<br />

utilized for power development, flood control and recreational purposes. Nearest municipalities include<br />

Jasper and Cullman, Alabama. The Water Works and Sewer Board of the city ofBirmingham, only 40<br />

km to the SE, has a raw water intake located approximately one quarter mile (km) downstream ofSmith<br />

Dam. This source is used for industrial and public water supply.<br />

Morphometric characteristics ofLewis Smith Lake appear in Table I-I. Hydroelectric dam and<br />

turbine specifications appear in Table 1-2. The lake is composed ofthe mainstem and numerous<br />

tributary streams. Normal pool is maintained at 155.5 m ms!. Drawdown begins I July and is usually<br />

completed by I December. Drawdown results in a winter pool elevation of 151.2 m msl, an annual<br />

fluctuation of4.3 m. Average depth at full pool is 19.9 m and during drawdown 20.1 m. Reservoir<br />

volume is 171,470.4 ha-m at full pool and 138,619.6 ha-m at drawdown.<br />

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management water-use classification for Lewis<br />

Smith Lake is as follows:<br />

From Lewis Smith Dam to three miles upstream from Lewis Smith Dam: Public Water<br />

Supply/SwimminglFish and Wildlife.<br />

From three miles upstream from Lewis Smith Dam to reservoir limits: SwimminglFish and<br />

Wildlife<br />

From Lewis Smith Lake limits to Sipsey Fork and tributary from Sandy Creek: Fish and<br />

Wildlife<br />

From Sipsey Fork and tributary from Sandy Creek to its source: Outstanding National Resource<br />

Water.<br />

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