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Old 01-01-2007, 07:24 PM
 
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Hi...i had the pleasure of visiting your state & the lake. My family had a great time. What is the history of this lake? I spoke with a few people & they informed me that this area was intentionally flooded to make the lake & that there are houses still in the lake, under water Is this true? Whats it like to live on the lake?
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Old 01-26-2007, 11:15 AM
 
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http://www.outdooralabama.com/Fishin...ervoirs/smith/
Lake life is great! This site is very informative!
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Old 06-05-2007, 03:15 PM
 
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Hi...i had the pleasure of visiting your state & the lake. My family had a great time. What is the history of this lake? I spoke with a few people & they informed me that this area was intentionally flooded to make the lake & that there are houses still in the lake, under water Is this true? Whats it like to live on the lake?
Yep. Smith Lake was created by damming up the Sipsey River back in 1961. There are photos in the History Section on removed

Some parts of the lake are 400' deep. Towns, bridges, forests all lay beneath its crystal clear waters. They claim its the third cleanest lake in the US.

It has over 500 miles of shoreline and is over 21,000 acres in size.

Fishing is great. They have hybrid stripe bass that are 40-60 lbs in size. They have bass tournaments on it all the time. Last February one was televised on ESPN.

Part of the lake is in the William Bankhead National Forest. Its very quiet and isolated. Land prices are getting up there, but compared to other parts of the country they're pretty cheap.

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Old 12-17-2007, 10:23 AM
 
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where could i see photos of the lake before it was flooded?
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Old 12-17-2007, 02:44 PM
 
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where could i see photos of the lake before it was flooded?
I doubt you could find any as the lake was created over 50 years ago. Basically all you would see would be photos of very rugged land, with lots hills and deep valleys covered in trees.

One of the interesting things is to get a map of the lake that does indeed show the submerged objects such as houses, churches, stores....you will also see on the map where roads simply run into the water....most of which are long since overgrown now....
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Old 02-08-2009, 02:44 PM
 
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Bravo35223,
Where could one find a map of the lake that shows the location of the submerged objects? I would appreciate any help you could give..
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Old 10-25-2010, 07:38 PM
 
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Default Smith Lake History

I was wondering where I could find more information about the houses, towns, and bridges etc. under the lake. I am doing a speech on Smith Lake and have heard locals say that there is still grave sites under the water and people have floated up in history..I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me find more info about this!

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Yep. Smith Lake was created by damming up the Sipsey River back in 1961. There are photos in the History Section on [URL="https://www.city-data.com/forum/faq/93960-forum-rules.html"]removed
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Some parts of the lake are 400' deep. Towns, bridges, forests all lay beneath its crystal clear waters. They claim its the third cleanest lake in the US.

It has over 500 miles of shoreline and is over 21,000 acres in size.

Fishing is great. They have hybrid stripe bass that are 40-60 lbs in size. They have bass tournaments on it all the time. Last February one was televised on ESPN.

Part of the lake is in the William Bankhead National Forest. Its very quiet and isolated. Land prices are getting up there, but compared to other parts of the country they're pretty cheap.

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Old 01-12-2011, 10:26 AM
 
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yes, ive grew up on this lake my whole life. there are still buildings and stuff down there and a town. my father grew up there in crane hill b4 it was flooded and he lived dwn there.The lake is my life n i luv it. there are many great places here. i know it like the bak of my hand
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:33 AM
 
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I will be visiting the area in March researching my family history. I have several items saying that my family the "Hills" were located in that area. I was wondering if you have heard of them ? Any info would be great !
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Old 02-05-2011, 10:01 AM
 
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I will be visiting the area in March researching my family history. I have several items saying that my family the "Hills" were located in that area. I was wondering if you have heard of them ? Any info would be great !
Yes, ive heard of them. i have used to have a subsitute with last name hill
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