Lake Matters

Lake Matters is a monthly Op-Ed for the Smith Mountain Lake community

  • Latest Water Quality Monitoring Report Is Good News for Smith Mountain Lake Is Smith Mountain Lake healthy? The latest Water Quality Monitoring Report confirms the answer is a solid YES! You can hear all the details at the 2023 Water Quality Monitoring Program live webinar jointly sponsored by SMLA and......

  • Building Fish Habitat at SML Although the primary purpose of Smith Mountain Lake is power generation, SML is an outstanding fishery which supports black bass (largemouth and smallmouth), hybrid striped bass (Stripers), sunfish, crappie, white and yellow perch, channel catfish, flathead catfish, white catfish, carp, and Asian grass carp.  ......

  • Save Our Streams Reports on 2023 Results Thank You SOS Volunteers! When we measure the water quality of Smith Mountain Lake, we are actually evaluating water that comes into the lake not only from the Roanoke and Blackwater rivers, but also from many other tributaries. Monitoring the health of these......