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Smith Mountain Lake Often referred to as "The Jewel of the Blue Ridge," Smith Mountain Lake was created in 1966 when engineers dammed the Blackwater and Roanoke rivers, flooded Smith Mountain Gap, and began making electricity for the surrounding communities Lake Facts
Reportedly the cleanest lake in Virginia, Smith
Mountain Lake has four distinct seasons but it doesn't get too hot
in summer (average July high temperature is 86.6 degrees, average
low is 62.8 degrees) or too cold in winter (average temperature
in January is 47.9 degrees, average low is 25.9 degrees).
The growing season is about 180 days long and average frost free dates are April 20th to October 16th. We have an average of 44 inches of rain and 14 inches of snow per year. Our official weather forecasts come out of the Blacksburg office of the National Weather Service. If you would like to see if it is raining at the Lake, check out local radar from The Weather Channel. Weather information for area www.wunderground.com/US/VA/Moneta.html
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