Lakes / Reservoirs in North Carolina
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Bass Lake, NC
Beaver Lake NC
Cedar Cliff Lake
Cliffside Lake
Finger Lakes of the South
Fontana Lake, NC
Lake Chatuge, GA/NC
Lake Glenville, NC
Lake Hiwassee, NC
Lake James, NC
Lake Jocassee, NC/SC
Lake Lure, NC
Lake Powhatan
Lake Rhodhiss, NC
Lake Santeetlah, NC
Lake Toxaway, NC
Nantahala Lake, NC
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, NC
Wildcat Lake, NC
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Badin Lake, NC
Belews Lake, NC
Falls Lake, NC
Harris Lake, NC
High Rock Lake, NC
Hyco Lake, NC
Jordan Lake, NC
Kerr Lake, NC/VA
Lake Gaston, NC/VA
Lake Hickory, NC
Lake Norman, NC
Lake Royale, NC
Lake Tillery, NC
Lake Wylie
Lookout Shoals Lake
Mayo Lake, NC
Mountain Island Lake
Oak Hollow Lake, NC
Randleman Lake
Roanoke Rapids Lake
Tuckertown Reservoir
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All North Carolina lakes A-Z
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| Lake name | Lake description |
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| High Rock Lake, NC |
The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake enjoys its spot as North Carolina’s second largest reservoir entirely within the state: its watery fingers reach out ove… |
| Hyco Lake, NC |
Hyco Lake is a man-made reservoir located in northern North Carolina near the Virginia state line in the Roanoke River Basin. In the early 1960s, the lake was constructed by d… |
| Jordan Lake, NC (Also known as B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, New Hope Lake) |
Jordan Lake, initially called New Hope Lake, is a 13,940-acre reservoir in central North Carolina’s Piedmont region, part of the Upper Cape Fear River Basin. The lake was crea… |
| Kerr Lake, NC/VA (Also known as Kerr Reservoir, John H Kerr Reservoir, Buggs Island Lake, Buggs Island Reservoir) |
The 48,900-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir straddles the Virginia-North Carolina border. This impoundment of the Roanoke and Dan Rivers, completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engine… |
| Lake Chatuge, GA/NC (Also known as Chatuge Lake, Chatuge Reservoir) |
Beautiful Lake Chatuge (pronounced “sha-toog”) spans 7200 acres and two states, stretching 13 miles from Hayesville, North Carolina, to Hiawassee, Georgia. From the Cherokee f… |
| Lake Gaston, NC/VA |
Lake Gaston covers 20,300 acres along 34 miles of Virginia and North Carolina real estate. The lake was created in 1963 by the Virginia Electric and Power Company (now Dominio… |
| Lake Glenville, NC (Also known as Thorpe Reservoir, Glenville Lake) |
Nestled among the forests and mountain peaks of southwestern North Carolina lies the highest lake east of the Mississippi, Lake Glenville (aka Thorpe Reservoir) at 3,492 feet.… |
| Lake Hickory, NC |
Lake Hickory, situated in west central North Carolina near the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, is one of several man-made reservoirs in North Carolina’s largest river system, t… |
| Lake Hiwassee, NC (Also known as Hiwassee Reservoir or Hiwassee Lake) |
Lake Hiwassee is located in the mountainous region of North Carolina’s southwestern Cherokee County. Sitting in the Nantahala National Forest, it is almost completely surround… |
| Lake James, NC |
Nestled into the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lake James is a 6,510 acre lake in western North Carolina with 150 shoreline miles. Duke Power constructed three dams between 1916 and 1… |
| Lake Jocassee, NC/SC |
Nestled into the pristine Appalachian mountains of northwestern South Carolina and southwestern North Carolina, Lake Jocassee reaches its watery depths down 300 feet and out o… |
| Lake Lure, NC |
Snuggled into the emerald mountains of western North Carolina, Lake Lure’s 720 acres sparkle in the sunlight. Clean water, beautiful scenery, and rural charm are some of the m… |