Largest lakes & reservoirs in Piedmont 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 21 articles we have published for Piedmont Region, NC lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > North Carolina > Piedmont Region, NC > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Piedmont Region, NC, only the 21 Piedmont Region, NC lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Hyco Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
3,750 ac | 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… |
Mountain Island Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
3,281 ac | Also known as Mountain Island Reservoir Mountain Island Lake is an great location not to miss for anyone looking for lakefront property in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Lakes in the Pi… |
Randleman Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
3,007 ac | Also known as Randleman Regional Reservoir Randleman Lake is the Piedmont Region of North Carolina’s newest lake and recreational hotspot. Although originally proposed by the US Army Corps of E… |
Mayo Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
2,800 ac | Also known as Mayo Reservoir or Lake Mayo Mayo Lake, set in a landscape of gently rolling hills and farmlands, was formed when Carolina Light and Power Company (now Progress Energy) needed coo… |
Tuckertown Reservoir (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
2,560 ac | Also known as Tuckertown Lake The Tuckertown Reservoir in North Carolina’s Piedmont region is a stunning example of how hydroelectric power generation can mesh with habitat preserv… |
Lookout Shoals Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1,305 ac | Also known as Lake Lookout, Lookout Shoals Reservoir Lookout Shoals Lake is a lakefront living gem in North Carolina’s Piedmont region. The 1,300-acre reservoir is known affectionately as Lake Lookout to… |
Oak Hollow Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
810 ac | Also known as Highpoint Reservoir Tucked in between Winston-Salem and Greensboro, North Carolina, sparkling 810-acre Oak Hollow Lake is the primary water supply for the City of High Po… |
Lake Royale, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
345 ac | Also known as Lake Sagamore Situated in the plains, valleys and gentle hills of North Carolina’s Piedmont region is a private lake resort community called Lake Royale. As its nam… |