Lake Turnover - Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake started to get a little blue/brown after all the unusual snow that we had this winter. I thought the color was a result of run off from the snow upstream and was worried if it was going to stay that way all summer. However, it is actual a natural phenomenon called Lake Turnover or Inversion according to a quote from Pam Dinkle, the Lake Management and Project Coordinator for the Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission. This naturally occurring process supplies oxygen-rich water from the surface to the stagnant water at the bottom - Nature's own washing machine. For more information on this naturally occurring process, visit the Smith Mountain Eagle's website and reference the article written by Rebecca Jackson.