Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
| Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area | |
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 Location within Virginia
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| Location | Bedford and Pittsylvania counties, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°02′02″N 79°32′38″W / 37.0338°N 79.5439°WCoordinates: 37°02′02″N 79°32′38″W / 37.0338°N 79.5439°W |
| Area | 4,996 acres (20.22 km2) |
| Established | January 2009 |
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Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area is a 4,996-acre (20.22 km2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Bedford and Pittsylvania counties, Virginia. Located on the shores of Smith Mountain Lake, the WMA is owned by Appalachian Power and cooperatively managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation through a conservation easement that permits public access.
The area was established in January 2009 when a conservation easement was donated by Appalachian Power to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The land was first acquired by Appalachian Power in the 1950s during the construction of the Smith Mountain Dam hydroelectric project.
The majority of Smith Mountain Cooperative WMA (4,022 acres [16.28 km2]) is located in Pittsylvania County, with the remainder (973 acres [3.94 km2]) in Bedford County. The WMA covers ten miles (16 km) of Smith Mountain Lake's southeastern shoreline on either side of Smith Mountain Dam, and comprises the majority of Smith Mountain. It is adjacent to Bourassa State Forest.
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