Lake above normal level of 510 ft above sealevel..{The dam [which is 20+ miles down stream]reporting 511.4 at that location, but upstream at our location you must add about 2.5 feet due to flow and distance to the dam}. In the right lower corner of this snap you can see the top of a concrete bench that is in many older photos and is now being swallowed by the surface waters as the Smith Lake continues to rise. This evening and in the next several days the fishermen will ruin many propellers on the floating and partially submerged debris as they race to their favorite fishing spot. A financial boon for the marine repairs businesses in the area. But these "good-ole-boys" just never learn to reduce speed and look over the bow during this annual event to save that $300.00 prop.