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412.10 FEET
2/8/2010
Full Pool: 414.0
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Lakes Online - LakesOnline.com Date: 1/28/2010 The NBC news team at KXAN in Austin, TX is reporting that SeaRay has chosen Lake Travis to be the 2010 Aquapalooza. The exact location on the lake and musical artists have not been announced as they are still being planned.Local Sea Ray dealer Sail & Ski Center recently captured the TOP SPOT, #1 on Boating Industry… Read More
Press Release - Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR) Date: 1/21/2010 Alabama State Parks has partnered with Scale Back Alabama to offer three free weekends to Scale Back participants during the 10-week contest. Entrance and parking fees at all 22 Alabama State Parks will be waived for Scale Back Alabama participants on February 20-21, March 20-21, and April 3-4. To qualify for… Read More
Press Release - Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR) Date: 1/16/2010 The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will meet Saturday, February 6 in the State Capitol Auditorium in Montgomery. This is the first scheduled meeting of the Advisory Board in 2010. Registration for those wishing to address the board will be from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The meeting will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Visitors… Read More
Bruce Pate - LakesOnline.com Date: 1/12/2010 Due to the deep freeze in the past few days, many lakes in the southeast have unusually formed ice in calm waters. Lakes Online members have uploaded some photos of ice in the water. Check out photos in the galleries below. Galleries: Lake Weiss Freeze and Lake… Read More
Amy Han - Environmental Protection Agency Date: 12/22/2009 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally… Read More |
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PICKWICK LAKE BUSINESSES
Pickwick Lake has often been called the best trophy smallmouth fishery in the country. This is due in large part to the numerous beneficial conditions of the river system and its location. The lake is situated at the southern boundary of habitable climate for smallmouth. This southern location allows for a longer growing year, which produces larger fish. Pickwick is also at the northern boundary for threadfin shad, the primary prey for smallies, and contains an abundance of them. Add the strong current of the Tennessee River to these two factors and it is easy to see why Pickwick bass are arguably the largest and strongest bronzebacks around.
LAKE PROFILE Size and Depth - 47,500 acres and 53 miles long with a maximum depth of 59 feet. Water Source - An impoundment of the Tennessee River, Pickwick Lake is defined by the Wilson Dam in the south Pickwick Landing Dam in the north. With a short exception near its inflows at Florence, the current primarily flows north. Shoreline - 496 miles long. The shore is approximately 40 percent developed and is comprised of both privately-held land and Tennessee Valley Authority ownership. The remaining shoreline is undeveloped. Bottom - Sand, gravel, bedrock, mud and muck. The main river channel is mostly bedrock and mud. In tailwater areas and coves, sand, gravel and muck bottoms are found. Water - Moderately fertile water with a light green to brownish color. In the main river channel the water is lighter colored than the brownish color found in the backwater areas of coves and bays. Visible clarity is between 2 and 4 feet depending on location, rainfall and current. Cover - There is little submerged vegetation and what is present is sporadically dispersed throughout the lake. The most common emergent plant is water willow, which can be found along the lakes shoreline and in bays and coves. |
 
Quick Info About
Pickwick Lake - River: Tennessee - Area: 43,100 Acres - Shoreline: 308 Miles - Length: 53 Miles - Avg. Depth: 21 Ft. - Vol: 924,000 Acre Ft. - Drainage: 32,800 Sq. Mi. |
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