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Aerial view of Lake Purdy showing the wooded islands in the middle of the lake

Fishing Near Birmingham, Alabama

1 lake nearest Birmingham, drawn from the Atlas lake directory.

Photo: USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) · Public domain (U.S. government work)

Lake Purdy

A quiet drinking-water reservoir on the Little Cahaba River, a short drive off Highway 280. No houses, no jet skis, and one boat landing that rents everything from a $20 jon boat to a rigged bass boat.

990 acresMax depth N/A (not published)
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Lakes near Birmingham
Map of Alabama showing Lake PurdyAutauga CountyBaldwin CountyBarbour CountyBibb CountyBlount CountyBullock CountyButler CountyCalhoun CountyChambers CountyCherokee CountyChilton CountyChoctaw CountyClarke CountyClay CountyCleburne CountyCoffee CountyColbert CountyConecuh CountyCoosa CountyCovington CountyCrenshaw CountyCullman CountyDale CountyDallas CountyDeKalb CountyElmore CountyEscambia CountyEtowah CountyFayette CountyFranklin CountyGeneva CountyGreene CountyHale CountyHenry CountyHouston CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyLamar CountyLauderdale CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLimestone CountyLowndes CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMarengo CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMobile CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyPerry CountyPickens CountyPike CountyRandolph CountyRussell CountyShelby CountySt. Clair CountySumter CountyTalladega CountyTallapoosa CountyTuscaloosa CountyWalker CountyWashington CountyWilcox CountyWinston CountyLake PurdyLake Purdy
County lines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (2023). Lake positions: Atlas lake records.