The qualifications for this list of Alabama lakes is that the lake contains sports fish, is open to the public and is managed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or other state or federal agencies. Swimming and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
See: Alabama List of national forests of the United States
Alabama State public fishing The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, manages 23 public lakes in 20 counties throughout the state.Official Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources These lakes range in size from 13 to for a total of . 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 lake located southeast of Fayette off County Road 26. Fayette County is a prohibition or dry county. Lamar County Lake is a lake located west of Vernon on Alabama State Route 18, then north off County Road 21. Lamar County is a prohibition or dry county. Madison County Lake is lake located east of Huntsville. Marion County Lake is a lake located north of Guin off U.S. Route 43. Marion County is a prohibition or dry county. Walker County Lake is a lake located 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 lakes located west of Delta on Alabama Highway 47. Clay County is a prohibition or dry county. DeKalb County Lake is a lake located north of Sylvania off County Road 47. DeKalb County is a prohibition or dry county.
District 3 Bibb County Lake is a lake located north of Centreville off Alabama State Route 5. Bibb County is a prohibition or dry county. Dallas County Lake is a lake located south of Selma off Alabama Highway 41. its only one
District 4 Chambers County Lake is a lake located 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 lake located southeast of Opelika. Take Alabama Highway 169 south from I-85 then 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. Weiss Lake is in Cherokee County and occupies . It is known nationwide as the "Crappie Capital of the World."
District 5 Escambia County Lake or Leon Brooks Hines Lake is a lake located in the Conecuh National Forest east of Brewton off Co. 11. The coordinates of Escambia County Lake are Monroe County Lake is a lake located 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 , then left on Robins Street (County Road 50) for to the lake.) The coordinates of Monroe County Lake are . Monroe County is a prohibition or dry county. Washington County Lake or J. Emmett Wood Lake is an lake located west of Millry off County Road 34. The coordinates of Washington County Lake are . Washington County is a prohibition or dry county.
District 6 Barbour County Lake is a lake located 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 lake located south of Luverne off U.S. Route 331. Dale County Lake or Ed Lisenby Lake is a lake located north of Roy Parker Road (Dale County Road 36) in Ozark. Geneva County Lake consists of two lakes, 33- and in size, located southwest of Enterprise off County Road 63. Geneva County is a prohibition or dry county. Pike County Lake is a lake located south of Troy off County Road 39.
Public reservoirs + Public Reservoirs in AlabamaOfficial Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Reservoir Nearby Town River Basin Surface Acres Elevation MSL Maintained By Aliceville Aliceville Tombigbee 8,300 136.0 Army Corps of EngineersAliceville Reservoir Bankhead Hueytown Warrior 9,200 255.1 Army Corps of Engineers, Alabama Power Bartlett's Ferry Fairfax Chattahoochee 5,860 521.0 Georgia PowerBartlett's Ferry Reservoir Bear Creek (Big Bear) Red Bay Tennessee 670 576.0 Tennessee Valley AuthorityBear Creek Reservoir Big Creek Mobile Escatawpa 3,600 110.0 City of Mobile, Alabama Cedar Creek Russellville Tennessee 4,200 580.0 Tennessee Valley Authority Claiborne Monroeville Alabama 5,930 35.0 Army Corps of Engineers Coffeeville Jackson Tombigbee 8,500 32.5 Army Corps of Engineers Columbia Columbia Chattahoochee 1,540 102.0 Dannelly Selma Alabama 17,200 80.0 Army Corps of Engineers Demopolis Demopolis Tombigbee 10,000 73.0 Army Corps of Engineers Eufaula Eufaula Chattahoochee 45,180 190.0 Army Corps of Engineers Gainesville Gainesville Tombigbee 6,400 109.0 Army Corps of Engineers Gantt Andalusia Conecuh 2,747 197.8 Alabama Electric Cooperative Goat Rock Phenix City Chattahoochee 1,000 Georgia Power Guntersville Guntersville Tennessee 69,100 595.0 Tennessee Valley Authority Holt Tuscaloosa Warrior 3,296 87.0 Army Corps of Engineers Inland Oneonta Warrior {Blackburn} 1,536 770.0 Birmingham Water Board Jones Bluff Montgomery Alabama 12,510 125.0 Army Corps of Engineers Jordan Wetumpka Coosa 6,800 252.0 Alabama PowerLake Jordan Lay Columbiana Coosa 12,000 396.0 Alabama Power Little Bear Creek Red Bay Tennessee 1,560 620.0 Tennessee Valley AuthorityLittle Bear Creek Reservoir Logan Martin Talladega Coosa 15,260 465.0 Alabama Power Martin Alexander City Tallapoosa 39,000 490.0 Alabama Power Millers Ferry {See Dannelly} Alabama Army Corps of Engineers Mitchell Clanton Coosa 5,850 312.0 Alabama Power Montgomery {See Jones Bluff} Alabama Army Corps of Engineers Neely Henry Lake Gadsden Coosa 11,235 508.0 Alabama Power Oliver Phenix City Chattahoochee 3,000 Oliver Tuscaloosa Warrior 2,220 149.0 Army Corps of Engineers Opelika City Opelika Tallapoosa 565 Pickwick Florence Tennessee 41,515 418.0 Tennessee Valley Authority Point A Andalusia Conecuh 700 169.7 Alabama Electric Cooperative Purdy Birmingham Cahaba 1,050 551.0 Birmingham Water Board R. L. Harris Wedowee Tallapoosa 10,661 793.0 Alabama Power R E 'Bob' Woodruff {See Jones Bluff} Alabama Army Corps of Engineers Shelby Gulf Shores Gulf of Mexico 862 Smith Cullman, Jasper, & Winston Warrior {Sipsey} 21,200 510.0 Alabama Power Thollocco Ozark Choctawhatchee 604 Thurlow Tallassee Tallapoosa 585 288.8 Alabama PowerThurlow and Yates Reservoirs Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Warrior {North Branch} 5,885 223.2 City of Tuscaloosa Upper Bear Creek Haleyville Tennessee 1,850 797.0 Tennessee Valley Authority Warrior Eutaw Warrior 9, 100 96.0 Army Corps of Engineers Wedowee {See R L Harris} Tallapoosa Alabama Power Weiss Centre Coosa 30,200 564.0 Alabama Power West Point Lanett Chattahoochee 25,864 635.0 Army Corps of EngineersWest Point Lake Wheeler Decatur Tennessee 68,300 556.3 Tennessee Valley AuthorityWheeler and Wilson Reservoirs Wilson Florence Tennessee 15,930 507.5 Tennessee Valley Authority Yates Tallassee Tallapoosa 1,980 344.0 Alabama Power
Other public lakes Lake Eufaula (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 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 William Bill Danelly Reservoir
Mobile County Lake Coordinates Big Chippewa Big Creek David Dead Duck Gator Haas Little Chippewa Louts McLean Oleander Sheppard Spring Zedol
See also
Fishing in Alabama List of lakes in the United States List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama
References Alabama State Owned and Operated Public Fishing Lakes
Notes
External links Alabama Lake Levels www.neelyhenry.com Information about Lake Neely Henry