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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in North Carolina

North Carolina's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 233 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in North Carolina; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 233 waters · 80,986 acres

  1. Lake NormanReservoir · Iredell County30,798 acres
  2. Lake WylieReservoir · Mecklenburg County9,566 acres
  3. Fontana LakeReservoir · Swain County9,478 acres
  4. Chatuge LakeReservoir · Clay County6,364 acres
  5. Persimmon LakeReservoir · Cherokee County5,915 acres
  6. Great LakeLake · Craven County2,785 acres
  7. Mountain Island LakeReservoir · Gaston County1,962 acres
  8. Lake GlenvilleReservoir · Jackson County1,390 acres
  9. Nantahala LakeReservoir · Macon County1,381 acres
  10. Kings Mountain ReservoirReservoir · Cleveland County1,284 acres
  11. Long LakeLake · Craven County1,147 acres
  12. Apalachia LakeReservoir · Cherokee County1,064 acres
  13. Lake SuttonReservoir · New Hanover County966 acres
  14. Lake LookoutReservoir · Catawba County772 acres
  15. Orton PondReservoir · Brunswick County688 acres
  16. Lake Ellis SimonLake · Craven County587 acres
  17. Little LakeLake · Craven County491 acres
  18. Bear Creek LakeReservoir · Jackson County438 acres
  19. Waterville LakeReservoir · Haywood County314 acres
  20. Whipping Creek LakeLake · Dare County283 acres
  21. Kannapolis LakeReservoir · Rowan County270 acres
  22. Lake FisherReservoir · Cabarrus County231 acres
  23. Goose PondLake · Currituck County203 acres
  24. Lake JunaluskaReservoir · Haywood County201 acres
  25. Back LakeLake · Dare County114 acres

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