Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mountains Region, NC by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 19 articles we have published for Mountains Region, NC lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > North Carolina > Mountains Region, NC > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mountains Region, NC, only the 19 Mountains Region, NC lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake Toxaway, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
640 ac | Tucked away amidst the ancient Appalachian Mountains is the largest private lake in North Carolina – Lake Toxaway. Lake Toxaway, spanning 640 acres, w… |
Cedar Cliff Lake (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
121 ac | Nestled within the dramatic Blue Ridge Mountains, Cedar Cliff Lake is one of North Carolina’s most picturesque bodies of water. It is thin and elongat… |
Beaver Lake NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
40 ac | One of the most-visible lakes in the North Carolina Mountain region is unassuming little Beaver Lake. The small man-made reservoir is only about 65 ac… |
Bass Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
22 ac | Sitting snug amongst rhododendron trees, white pines and the 3,500-acre Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Bass Lake is the picture of both tranquility and… |
Wildcat Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
13 ac | In 1932 construction of a dam on Wildcat Creek impounded 13-acre Wildcat Lake. Originally created as a reservoir for the hydroelectric plant and an em… |
Lake Powhatan (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
13 ac | Just outside of Asheville in North Carolina’s Mountains region, little Lake Powhatan offers a refreshing change of pace to the city. The reservoir lie… |
Cliffside Lake (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
8 ac | Surrounded by the breathtaking Nantahala National Forest in the Highlands District of North Carolina, Cliffside Lake is sparkling eight-acre lake in t… |