The Smith Mountain Dam was built by Appalachian Power. Construction began back in 1960 for hydroelectricity.

He said the dam at Smith Lake was built about 11 years ago when the DNRC got a grant to replace a splash dam with the earthen berm. Until this year, there had been no beaver activity in the area.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — All aboard! Set sail on the Legend of the Lake at Smith Mountain Lake. ... A typical outing features a trip down to Smith Mountain Dam and back.

ROANOKE, Va. – If you’ve been out on Smith Mountain Lake, you may have seen the debris, anything from fallen tree limbs to even trash. Appalachian Power, which owns and operates the dam and ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — Appalachian Power said now is the time for property owners to start preparing for a four-month ban on dredging within Smith Mountain Project lake boundaries.

Appalachian Power Co. created Smith Mountain Lake to generate electricity. But the lake, which reached full pond 50 years ago Monday, has generated far more.

There are several options for those wishing to attend Independence Day celebrations at Smith Mountain Lake this year.

Daily Inter Lake reporter and podcast host Taylor Inman goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for northwest Montana. ... Headlines: Fire displaces Libby man, Smith Lake Dam threatened.

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has a 500-foot sandy beach on the shores of Virginia’s second-largest freshwater lake. The 1,248-acre park also has 13 hiking trails, 20 furnished cabins and 50 ...