Featured Lakes
Leesville Lake, Virginia
Leesville Lake is 3,270 acre lake in Virginia southeast of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg. The lake is used to generate hydroelectric power and works in partnership with Smith Mountain Lake. The water level in the lake fluctuates…
Lake George, Florida
Lake George is a large shallow freshwater lake which is six miles wide and eleven miles long with an average depth of eight feet. Lake George covers over 46,000 acres making it the second largest lake in all of Florida. These three major…
Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas
Greers Ferry Lake was created by the construction of the Greers Ferry Dam. The reservoir has two lakes which are connected by a water-filled gorge known as the Narrows. The total area is about 40,500 acres with a shoreline that…
Roanoke Rapids Lake, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Lake is located just outside of Roanoke Rapids in North Carolina. The lake was formed when the Roanoke River was impounded 9 miles downstream from Lake Gaston to form the hydroelectric reservoir. The combination of Lake…
Lake Gaston, North Carolina / Virginia
Lake Gaston is located on the border of North Carolina (Halifax, Northampton, and Warren Counties) and Virginia (Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties). The lake is approximately 35 miles long and totals more than 20,000 acres…
Millerton Lake, California
Millerton Lake is located just outside of the Friant, California and about 15 miles north of Fresno, California. This reservoir was formed from the construction of the Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River in 1942 as part of the Central…
Bear Lake Utah and Idaho
Bear Lake is a natural formed freshwater lake which is located on the border of Utah and Idaho. The large lake is known for it’s stunning turquoise color. It’s the second largest natural freshwater lake in Utah. The large natural lake is 20 miles…
Sleepy Hollow Lake, New York
Sleepy Hollow Lake is located 120 miles north of New York City and just 28 miles south of Albany, NY. Situated in the Hudson River Valley, Sleepy Hollow Lake is a 324 acre lake spanning two and a half miles in length. The man-made…
Lake Sherwood, Wisconsin
Lake Sherwood is about 246 acres in size and has a maximum depth of 27 feet. with an average depth of 10 feet. This makes Lake Sherwood the smallest of the Tri-Lakes. Lake Sherwood is fed by Spring Brook located to the northeast…
Lake Petenwell, Wisconsin
Lake Petenwell, located in both Adams and Juneau County in Wisconsin, is a man-made lake that is approximately 44 ft deep and covers over 23,040 acres making it Wisconsin’s second largest lake. The lake was formed by the construction…
Cedar Creek Lake, North Texas
Cedar Creek Lake is located in Henderson and Kaufman Counties in Texas about 60 miles southeast of Dallas. The lake spans 18 miles long with over 320 miles of beautiful shoreline. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department maintains…
Lake Keowee, South Carolina
Lake Keowee was built by Duke Power Company by damming the Keowee River with the Keowee Dam and the Little River with the Little River Dam. The two rivers merge just beneath the dams and forms the Seneca River, which leads…
Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia (Strom Thurmond Lake, SC)
Strom Thurmond Lake (also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Lake) borders both South Carolina and Georgia in the Savannah River Basin. This man-made reservoir extends 39 miles up the Savannah River, 26 miles up the Little River in…
Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
Lewis Smith Lake (also known as Smith Lake) is one of Alabama’s premier recreational spots. Smith Lake is a 21,200 acre lake that located in Walker, Winston and Cullman counties about one hour north of Birmingham. It’s crystal clear…