Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mountains Region, NC by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume 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.
Thinking about booking a Mountains Region, NC lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
Use our free interactive vacation rental map to search and compare multiple vacation properties at a glance. Enter a lake name, a state or city and then simply click on a listing to compare all similar properties, best rates and availability for your dates.Search results: Sort lakes by water volume
Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > North Carolina > Mountains Region, NC > Compared by water volume. 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  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Jocassee, NC/SC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, South Carolina, The Upcountry, SC, US South Region, USA) |
1,185,000 ac-ft | Nestled into the pristine Appalachian mountains of northwestern South Carolina and southwestern North Carolina, Lake Jocassee reaches its watery depth… |
| Fontana Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
513,965 ac-ft | (Also known as Fontana Reservoir) Fontana Lake, nestled in western North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains, was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide hydroelectric power to… |
| Lake Hiwassee, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
205,590 ac-ft | (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 a… |
| Lake Santeetlah, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
158,089 ac-ft | (Also known as Santeetlah Reservoir or Santeetlah Lake) High up in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina’s largely wild, westerly Graham County is Lake Santeetlah. Owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy… |
| Nantahala Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
137,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Nantahala) Nantahala Lake is one of the most pristine lakes in North Carolina. Located within the Nantahala National Forest at an elevation of 3,012 feet, the 1,… |
| Lake Glenville, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
72,000 ac-ft | (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… |
| Lake Rhodhiss, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
70,300 ac-ft | (Also known as Rhodhiss Lake) Lake Rhodhiss spans 3,060 acres in Burke and Caldwell Counties of west central North Carolina, lying between Lake James and Lake Hickory. A view of su… |
| Lake Chatuge, GA/NC (Georgia, Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
62,619 ac-ft | (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, Geo… |
| W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
41,000 ac-ft | (Also known as W. Kerr Scott Lake) W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a 1,475-acre reservoir located near Wilkesboro, North Carolina in the Mountains tourism region. Built by the U.S. Army Corp… |
| Lake Lure, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
32,295 ac-ft | Snuggled into the emerald mountains of western North Carolina, Lake Lure’s 720 acres sparkle in the sunlight. Clean water, beautiful scenery, and rura… |
| Bass Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
240 ac-ft | 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) |
168 ac-ft | 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… |