SML residents share discontent with Appalachian’s shoreline management plan
Lorie Smith, chair of the Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission, leads a community meeting for Smith Mountain Lake residents at Eastlake Community Church concerning Appalachian Power's Shoreline Management Plan. Smith Mountain Lake property owners shared their...
Community meeting set to discuss Appalachian Power’s shoreline plan
Aug 30, 2023 Updated Aug 31, 2023 Riprap completed at Smith Mountain Lake Community Park in 2021 protects trees along the park’s shoreline. Courtesy of Franklin County Parks and Recreation The Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission will conduct a community...
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Update 08.24.2023
Smith Mountain Lake Association and the VA Department of Health updates are listed below. VDH: HAB Update 08.24.2023 VDH: HAB Update 07.07.2023 SMLA: HAB Update 6.23.23 VDH: SML Status Report 6.22.23 VDH: Algal Bloom Surveillance Map - Waterborne Hazards Control...
New Recreation Safety Campaign Launches at SML
Residents and visitors at Smith Mountain Lake may notice more signage, handouts, and other materials related to lake recreation safety. In October 2022, the Wake Education Task Force was appointed by the Tri-County Lakes Administration Commission (TLAC). Since then,...
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Updates
Smith Mountain Lake Association and the VA Department of Health updates are listed below. VDH: HAB Update 07.07.2023 SMLA: HAB Update 6.23.23 VDH: SML Status Report 6.22.23 VDH: Algal Bloom Surveillance Map - Waterborne Hazards Control (virginia.gov)
Take Pride in SML cleanup days net nearly 9 tons of debris
Community volunteers collected approximately 8.8 tons of debris as part of the 35th Annual Take Pride in Smith Mountain Lake (TPISML) cleanup days according to the final 2023 collection report released today. Bill Butterfield, one of the event’s organizers, said the...
Smith Mountain Lake – Blackwater River arm Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) information
Smith Mountain Lake – Blackwater River arm Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) information News Release 109 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 ● www.vdh.virginia.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
Public hearing set for no-wake zone along Merriman Run
In this 2018 file photo, people on personal watercraft speed along Smith Mountain Lake. The News & Advance file A section of Smith Mountain Lake along Merriman Run is under consideration for a no-wake zone by the Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission...