Here are the 11 lakes we have listed within USA > South > North Carolina - sorted A-Z. Suggest a new lake.
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Badin Lake
(North Carolina) |
Badin Lake, a reservoir built in 1917 for hydroelectric power by the Aluminum Company of America, covers 5,350 North Carolina acres with its sparkling clear waters. The lake is part of a Uwharrie Lakes Region, created by the damming up of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River, which also includes High Rock Lake, ... |
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Falls Lake
(North Carolina) |
In 1978, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction on what would become Falls Lake. Formed at the base of the Eno, Flat, and Little Rivers, the lake was created to provide flood control for the Neuse River and to supply water to the capital city of Raleigh. The Corps of Engineers ... |
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Fontana Lake
(North Carolina) |
Though nestled in western North Carolina's Smoky Mountains, Fontana Lake was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide hydroelectric power to the surrounding area. It is the tallest dam in the TVA system, the tallest dam in the eastern United Sates, and is considered to be one of the ... |
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Harris Lake
(North Carolina) |
Harris Lake, stretching its watery fingers out over 4,100 North Carolina acres, was created by Carolina Power and Light by impoundment of Buckhorn Creek, part of the Cape Fear River Basin. Construction of Buckhorn Creek Dam began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. The lake filled in 1983 to its full ... |
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High Rock Lake
(North Carolina) |
The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake secures its spot as North Carolina's second largest lake by reaching its watery fingers out over 15,180 acres. The lake, whose name comes from the neighboring High Rock Mountain, begins at the confluence of the Yadkin and South Yadkin rivers. Created ... |
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Jordan Lake
(North Carolina) |
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 created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply and water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife ... |
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Kerr Lake
(North Carolina, Virginia) |
The 50,000 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 Engineers in 1952, was created originally for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power. Kerr Lake has become a recreational ... |
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Lake Gaston
(North Carolina, Virginia) |
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 to generate hydroelectric power. Lake Gaston is the middle of three area lakes created by impoundment of the Roanoke River. Waters from ... |
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Lake James
(North Carolina) |
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 1923 to create the lake: Catawba, Linville, and Paddy Creek. Lake James is the first in the Catawba River chain of lakes with ... |
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Lake Lure
(North Carolina) |
Snuggled into the emerald mountains of western North Carolina, Lake Lure's 720 acres sparkle in the sunlight. Clean waters and a pristine setting are just two of the many reasons that National Geographic called this reservoir one of the most beautiful man-made lakes in the world, and the lake's loyal ... |
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