The qualifications for this List of Alabama lakes is that the lake contains sports fish, is open to the public and is managed b
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
or other state or federal agencies. ''See:

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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 The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but ...

bluegill The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...

(bream),

redear sunfish The redear sunfish (''Lepomis microlophus''), also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch) is a freshwater fish in the family Centrarchidae and is native to the southeast ...

(shellcracker), and

channel catfish The channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus'') is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States, the ...

. White

crappie Crappies () are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Pomoxis'' in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers. Etymology The genus name ''Pomoxis'' ...

and black crappie have become established in many lakes. Channel catfish are stocked in every lake during the fall.

Hybrid striped bass A hybrid striped bass, also known as a wiper or whiterock bass, is a hybrid between the striped bass (''Morone saxatilis'') and the white bass (''M. chrysops''). It can be distinguished from the striped bass by broken rather than solid horizont ...

and

rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

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 A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Dozens of dry counties exist across the ...

. * Lamar County Lake is a lake located west of Vernon on

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, then north off County Road 21. Lamar County is a prohibition or

. * Madison County Lake is lake located east of

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. * Marion County Lake is a lake located north of Guin off

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. Marion County is a prohibition or

. * Walker County Lake is a lake located southeast of

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off old

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. **

Bankhead Lake Bankhead Lake is a reservoir along the Black Warrior River that begins in Walker County, Alabama, Walker County in the state of Alabama. The lake forms the border between Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Tuscalo ...

District 2

Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County) * Clay County, Fl ...

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

. *

DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb: * DeKalb County, Alabama * DeKalb County, Georgia * DeKalb County, Illinois * DeKalb County, Indiana * DeKalb County, Missour ...

Lake is a lake located north of Sylvania off County Road 47. DeKalb County is a prohibition or

District 3

* Bibb County Lake is a lake located north of Centreville off

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. Bibb County is a prohibition or

. *

Dallas County Dallas County may refer to: Places in the USA: * Dallas County, Alabama, founded in 1818, the first county in the United States by that name * Dallas County, Arkansas * Dallas County, Iowa * Dallas County, Missouri * Dallas County, Texas, the nin ...

Lake is a lake located south of

Selma Selma may refer to: Places *Selma, Algeria *Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada *Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons United States: *Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches *Selma, Arkansas *Selma, Cali ...

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 Opelika (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is ...

. 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 Cherokee County is the name of eight counties in the United States: * Cherokee County, Alabama * Cherokee County, Georgia * Cherokee County, Iowa * Cherokee County, Kansas * Cherokee County, North Carolina * Cherokee County, Oklahoma * Cherokee Co ...

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

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east of Brewton off Co. 11. The coordinates of Escambia County Lake are *

Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe: * Monroe County, Alabama *Monroe County, Arkansas * Monroe County, Florida * Monroe County, Georgia *Monroe County, Illinois *Monroe County, Indian ...

Lake is a lake located west of Beatrice off County Road 50. (From Monroeville take

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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

. * 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

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

. * Crenshaw County Lake is a lake located south of Luverne off

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. * Dale County Lake or Ed Lisenby Lake is a lake located north of Roy Parker Road (Dale County Road 36) in

Ozark The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant portio ...

. * Geneva County Lake consists of two lakes, 33- and in size, located southwest of

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off County Road 63. Geneva County is a prohibition or

. * Pike County Lake is a lake located south of

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...

off County Road 39.

Public reservoirs

Other public lakes

* Lake Eufaula (Also extends into

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

) * Gantt Lake *

Lake Guntersville Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is in northern Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Location The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest ...

- The largest lake in

Lake Harding Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. L ...

(Also extends into

) * Holt Lake *

Inland Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Lake Jackson (Also extends into

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

) *

Lay Lake Lay Dam is a hydroelectric power dam on the Coosa River in Chilton County and Coosa County, near Clanton, Alabama.Tharpe, Bill"Lay Dam and Lake" encyclopediaofalabama.org, January 7, 2009, updated October 5, 2010. The concrete run-of-the-river ...

* Little Bear Creek Reservoir * Logan-Martin Lake * Lake Lurleen * Neely Henry Lake * Lake Pickwick (Also extends into

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

) * Lake Purdy * Ski Lake * Smith Lake * Lake Tholocco *

Lake Tuscaloosa Lake Tuscaloosa is a reservoir in west-central Alabama, created by damming North River (Alabama), North River. It was constructed by Thornton Jones to provide water for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa residents and for industrial use as well. It wa ...

* Upper Bear Creek Reservoir * Lake Wedowee-Randolph County * W. F. Lake * William Bill Danelly Reservoir

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References

Alabama State Owned and Operated Public Fishing Lakes

Notes

External links

Alabama Lake Levels

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