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641:. The Vic Thomas Fish Hatchery in Brookneal primarily provides the freshwater strain striped bass. The striped bass fishery produced multiple former state record striped bass caught during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2003, however, a fish kill among adult striped bass occurred due to an outbreak of parasitic arthropods of genus
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The level of the lake normally varies by one to two feet (0.3 to 0.6 m) during the day and night, as water flows through (and is pumped back through) the dam. The normal maximum level of the lake (also known as "full pond") is regulated to 795 feet (242 m) above sea level. The normal
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625:.) The fee-based state park (located on the Bedford County side, off Smith Mountain Parkway), the free Smith Mountain Community Park (located on the Franklin County side of the lake) and six government-managed boat launching ramps also provide public access.
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