List of lakes in Alabama

The qualifications for this List of Alabama lakes is that the lake contains sports fish, is open to the public and is managed by [http://www.outdooralabama.com/ Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] or other state or federal agencies.

"See: Alabama List of U.S. National Forests"

Alabama State Public Fishing Lakes [ [http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/where/lakes/ Official Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] ]

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, manages 23 public lakes in 20 counties throughout the state. These lakes range in size from 13 to convert|184|acre|km2|1 for a total of convert|1912|acre|km2|0. Since the program was initiated in the late 1940s, its purpose has remained unchanged: provide quality fishing at an affordable price in areas of Alabama that lack sufficient natural waters to meet the needs of the public. All lakes were originally stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill (bream), redear sunfish (shellcracker), and channel catfish. White crappie and black crappie have become established in many lakes. Channel catfish are stocked in every lake during the fall. Hybrid striped bass and rainbow trout are stocked annually in designated lakes.

District 1

*Fayette County Lake is a 60 acre lake located convert|6|mi|km|0 southeast of Fayette off County Road 26. Fayette County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Lamar County Lake is a 68 acre lake located convert|8|mi|km|0 west of Vernon on Alabama State Route 18, then convert|5|mi|km|0 north off County Road 21. Lamar County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Madison County Lake is convert|105|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|11|mi|km|0 east of Huntsville.
*Marion County Lake is a 37 acre lake located convert|6|mi|km|0 north of Guin off U.S. Route 43. Marion County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Walker County Lake is a convert|163|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|3|mi|km|0 southeast of Jasper off old U.S. Route 78.
** Bankhead Lake

District 2

*Clay County Lake is a group of 3 lakes of 13-, 23-, and 38 acre lakes located convert|1|mi|km|0 west of Delta on Alabama Highway 47. Clay County is a prohibition or dry county.
*DeKalb County Lake is a convert|120|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|1|mi|km|0 north of Sylvania off County Road 47. DeKalb County is a prohibition or dry county.

District 3

*Bibb County Lake is a convert|100|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|5|mi|km|0 north of Centreville off Alabama State Route 5. Bibb County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Dallas County Lake is a convert|100|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|11|mi|km|0 south of Selma off Alabama Highway 41.

District 4

*Chambers County Lake is a convert|183|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|5|mi|km|0 southeast of La Fayette on Chambers County Road 83. Chambers County Lake has a courtesy pier by the boat ramp.
*Lee County Lake is a convert|130|acre|km2|1 lake located convert|6|mi|km|0 southeast of Opelika. Take Alabama Highway 169 south from I-85 then convert|1|mi|km|0 west on Lee County Road 146. Lee County Lake is the only lake with fishermen cabins and has a courtesy pier by the boat ramp.
*Lake Weiss is in Cherokee County and occupies 32,000 acres (130 km²). It is known nationwide as the "Crappie Capital of the World."

District 5

*Escambia County Lake or Leon Brooks Hines Lake is a convert|184|acre|km2|1|adj=on lake located in the Conecuh National Forest convert|23|mi|km|0 east of Brewton off Co. 11. The coordinates of Escambia County Lake are coord|31|01|45|N|86|49|50|W |type:waterbody_region:US-AL |name=Escambia County Lake
*Monroe County Lake is a 94-acre lake located convert|5|mi|km|0 west of Beatrice off County Road 50. (From Monroeville take Alabama State Route 21 north to Beatrice, then left on Alabama State Route 265 for a ¼ mile (0.4 km), then left on Robins Street (County Road 50) for 2½ miles (4 km) to the lake.) The coordinates of Monroe County Lake are coord|31|43|17|N|87|15|46|W |region:US-AL_type:waterbody |name=Monroe County Lake. Monroe County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Washington County Lake or J. Emmett Wood Lake is an 84-acre lake located convert|2|mi|km|0 west of Millry off County Road 34. The coordinates of Washington County Lake are coord|31|37|15|N|88|21|0|W |type:waterbody_region:US-AL |name=Washington County Lake. Washington County is a prohibition or dry county.

District 6

*Barbour County Lake is a 75 acre lake located convert|6|mi|km|0 north of Clayton off County Road 49.
*Coffee County Lake (lake closed). Coffee County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Crenshaw County Lake is a 53 acre lake located convert|5|mi|km|0 south of Luverne off U.S. Route 331.
*Dale County Lake or Ed Lisenby Lake is a 92 acre lake located convert|1|mi|km|0 north of Roy Parker Road (Dale County Road 36) in Ozark.
*Geneva County Lake consists of two lakes, 33- and 32 acres in size, located convert|20|mi|km|0 southwest of Enterprise off County Road 63. Geneva County is a prohibition or dry county.
*Pike County Lake is a 45 acre lake located convert|5|mi|km|0 south of Troy off County Road 39.

Other Public Alabama Lakes

* Lake Eufala (Also extends into Georgia).
* Gantt Lake
* Lake Guntersville - The largest lake in Alabama.
* Lake Harding (Also extends into Georgia).
* Holt Lake
* Inland Lake
* Lake Jackson (Also extends into Florida).
* Lay Lake
* Little Bear Creek Reservoir
* Logan-Martin Lake
* Lake Lurleen
* Martin Lake (Alabama)
* Neely Henry Lake
* Lake Pickwick (Also extends into Mississippi).
* Lake Purdy
* Ski Lake
* Smith Lake
* Lake Tholocco
* Lake Tuscaloosa
* Upper Bear Creek Reservoir
* Lake Wedowee-Randolph County
* W. F. Lake
* William Bill Danelly Reservoir

Mobile County

See also

* Fishing in Alabama
* List of lakes in the United States

References

* [http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/where/lakes/ Alabama State Owned and Operated Public Fishing Lakes]

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