Thursday, February 23, 2012

Featured Lakes

Seneca Lake, New York

Seneca Lake, New York

Seneca Lake is 42,800 acre glacier lake located in Ontario, Yates, Seneca, and Schuyler counties. The lake is the largest of all the New York Finger Lakes. This 38 mile long glacier lake has a maximum depth of 618 feet and... Read more


Skaneateles Lake, New York

Skaneateles Lake, New York

Skaneateles Lake is a 16 mile long lake located in central New York. As one of the Finger Lakes, Skaneateles Lake is often referred to as “The Roof Garden of the Lakes” because its altitude is higher than the... Read more


Cayuga Lake, New York

Cayuga Lake, New York

Cayuga Lake is 38.2 miles long making it the longest of New York’s glacier Finger Lakes. The lake is second in terms size and volume to the largest of the Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake. The lake has a maximum width of 3.5... Read more


Owasco Lake, New York

Owasco Lake, New York

Owasco Lake a 6,665 acre lake which is located eleven miles from Auburn, New York. As the sixth largest lake and third easternmost lake of the New York Finger Lakes, the lake is situated entirely in Cayuga County. Jeff... Read more


Lake Hamilton, Arkansas

Lake Hamilton, Arkansas

Lake Hamilton is part of the Hot Springs Arkansas area. This lake created in 1932 by Arkansas Power and Light Co when Carpenter Dam was built for the purpose of generating electricity. This 7.460 acre lake has become one... Read more


Kerr Lake, North Carolina (Bugg’s Island, Virginia)

Kerr Lake, North Carolina (Bugg’s Island, Virginia)

Kerr Lake in North Carolina, also known as Bugg’s Island in Virginia, is a large 50,0000 acre reservoir with over 850 miles of shoreline located along the border of North Carolina and Virginia. The lake is located in... Read more


Norris Lake, Tennessee

Norris Lake, Tennessee

Norris Lake is a reservoir created in 1936. This was the first dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Norris Lake is used to produce electricity and also serves as the largest flood control storage of any TVA dam. Rebecca... Read more


Douglas Lake, Tennessee

Douglas Lake, Tennessee

Douglas Lake is a reservoir created by damming the French Broad River in Eastern Tennessee in 1943. Located just a few miles from the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area, the 30,400 acre lake borders Jefferson, Sevier, Hamblen,... Read more


Fort Loudon Lake, Tennessee

Fort Loudon Lake, Tennessee

Fort Loudon Lake is a 14,600 acre reservoir lake with 360 miles of shoreline on the Upper Tennessee River. The lake is formed by the Holston, French Broad and Little Tennessee rivers and it’s is derived from Fort Loudon... Read more


Cherokee Lake, Tennessee

Cherokee Lake, Tennessee

Cherokee Lake is a large reservoir lake in Tennessee created by the construction of the Cherokee Dam. The lake covers about 30,300 acres and has 463 miles of shoreline. In a normal year water levels can vary by about 27 feet. Rebecca... Read more


Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee

Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee

Watts Bar Lake is a large 39,000 acre reservoir lake located in the heart of the Tennessee River Valley. The lake has over 780 miles of shoreline and spans across four counties: Roane, Meigs, Rhea and Loudon counties near... Read more


Lake Conroe, Texas

Lake Conroe, Texas

Lake Conroe is a 20,118 acre recreational lake located in Montgomery County, Texas. While the lake is named after Conroe, Texas, only a small portion of the lake lies in Conroe, Texas. The majority of the lake lies in Montgomery... Read more


Sweetwater Lake, Indiana

Sweetwater Lake, Indiana

Sweetwater Lake is a 360 acre reservoir lake located in Brown County, Indiana. The lake is also located near Cordry Lake. The lake was made in 1963 with the construction of the Sweetwater Lake dam. The lake has a maximum... Read more


Cordry Lake, Indiana

Cordry Lake, Indiana

Cordry Lake is a 260 acre reservoir lake located in Brown County about 3.6 miles from Princes Lake, Indiana. The lake is also located near Sweetwater Lake. The lake covers about 0.19 square miles and offers great fishing... Read more


Princes Lake, Indiana

Princes Lake, Indiana

Princes Lake is a township located in Johnson County, Indiana. Princes Lake is actually a group of about 18 reservoir lakes. Of the eighteen lakes, Princes W‪hite Lake, Princes Northeast Lake, Princes North Lake, and Princes... Read more


Rough River Lake, Kentucky

Rough River Lake, Kentucky

Rough River Lake is a 5,100 acre reservoir and recreation lake located in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin counties in Kentucky.The lake was formed by damming the Rough River in 1959 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.... Read more


Nolin Lake, Kentucky

Nolin Lake, Kentucky

Nolin Lake is a popular 5,795 acre recreational lake located in Bee Spring, Kentucky. The lake was originally built for flood control but has also become a recreational destination for vacationers, retirees, and second homeowners. Nolin... Read more


Clear Lake, Indiana

Clear Lake, Indiana

Clear Lake is an 800 acre natural lake located in Steuben County, Indiana. The lake has a maximum depth of 107 feet. The lake is located five miles east of Fremont off State Road 120. There is a public access site on the... Read more


Jimmerson Lake, Indiana

Jimmerson Lake, Indiana

Jimmerson Lake is located in Steuben County, Indiana. This recreational lake was built in 1945 and has a general surface area of 305 acres but at times can be larger as the lake is also used for flood control. Barbara Hendrick... Read more


Snow Lake, Indiana

Snow Lake, Indiana

Snow Lake is a 310 acre recreational lake located in Steuben County, Indiana. The lake has a maximum depth of 84 feet and is a popular fishing and recreational destination. The lake is located outside of Angola, Indiana. Barbara... Read more


Crooked Lake, Indiana

Crooked Lake, Indiana

Crooked Lake is a popular 802 acre recreational lake located five miles north of Angola in Steuben County, Indiana. The lake is named because of the lakes crooked shape. The lake offers a wide variety of activities all year... Read more


Lake James, Indiana

Lake James, Indiana

Lake James is a 1229 acre popular recreational lake located in Steuben County, Indiana. The lake is the largest of the five lakes in the county. The lake shines not only because of it’s size, but also for it’s... Read more


Big Long Lake, Indiana

Big Long Lake, Indiana

Big Long Lake is a 365 acre popular recreational lake located in LaGrange County, Indiana. The lake has a maximum depth of 82 feet with an average depth of 35 feet. The area gets an average amount of rainfall annually. Barbara... Read more


Lake George, Indiana

Lake George, Indiana

Lake George is a recreational reservoir lake on the state of Indiana-Michigan border. The majority of the lake (2/3) is located in Steuben County, Indiana with the remaining portion (1/3) is located in Branch County, Michigan.... Read more


Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia is a large lake which works in conjunction with Leesville Lake to produce hydroelectric power. The lake is located southeast of Roanoke, Virginia and southwest of Lynchburg, Virginia. Annette... Read more


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