Boone Lake

General data

Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: South Fork Holston River -> Holston River -> Tennessee River -> Ohio River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

Boone Lake is a reservoir in Sullivan and Washington counties in northeastern Tennessee, formed by the impoundment of the South Fork Holston River and Watauga River behind Boone Dam. Boone Reservoir extends along the South Fork Holston River forming two river extension: one arm of the lake extends about 16 miles up the South Fork Holston River, and the other extends approximately 15 miles up the Watauga River. Recreational facilities on the lake include a swimming area and a boat ramp. Water skiing and fishing are popular activities on the lake. Fish species in the lake of interest to sport fishermen include brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and striped bass. There are precautionary fish consumption advisories for catfish and carp due to PCB and chlordane concentrations. Children and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are advised not to consume these two species, and other persons are advised to limit their consumption to one meal per month.

Rivers

Watauga River

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans)

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)

Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

White crappie (Pomoxis annularis)

Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Perciformes - Perches

Walleye (Sander vitreus)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)

Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)

Catches