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North Carolina Lakes with Pictures, Nearby Towns and Tourist Attractions

North Carolina Lake Names	Location, Nearby Towns, Landmarks & Description
Alligator Lake	North Carolina coast: Hyde County landmark: Intercoastal waterway nearby, Lake Mattamuskeet
Badin Lake	closest town in NC: Biscoe Landmark: Morrow Mountain State Park
Bay Tree Lake	closest town in NC: Elizabethtown Landmark: Jones Lake
Blewell Falls Lake	closest town in NC: Rockingham
Beaverdam Lake	closest town in NC: Raleigh landmark: Falls Lake no gasoline powered boats allowed
Big Lake	closest town in NC: Raleigh landmark: William B. Umstead State Park game fish: largemouth bass, sunfish, darters
Bushy Lake	southeast of Fayetteville
Catfish Lake	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
Catherine Lake	closest town in NC: Jacksonville
Falls Lake	north of Raleigh, NC 50 and NC 98 beaches, campground, marina, boating, fishing, picnicking game fish: largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill
Fontana Lake	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Robbinsville, Bryson City Landmark: Great Smokey National Park, Fontana Dam Game fish: Lake Trout, Bass, Crappy, Walleye Pike
Great Lake	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
Jones Lake	Bladen County: closest town in NC: Elizabethtown, NC 242 game fish: perch, catfish, pickerel, sunfish sandy beach, picnic grounds, camping, Lake trail for hiking, boat ramp, rowboats available for rent. lake is shallow
Highrock Lake	closest town in NC: Rockwell
Johnson Lake	closest town in NC: Raleigh landmark: William B. Umstead State Park
Jordan Lake	closest town in NC: Apex, Raleigh, Cary, US 64 game fish: largemouth bass, sunfish sandy beaches, boating, picnic grounds, camping, marina
Kerr Lake	closest town in NC: Henderson game fish: crappie, largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish, pickerel, striped bass boating, marina, fishing, picnicking, camping, hiking Landmark: VA/NC border
Lake Adger	closest town in NC: Tryon
Lake Ellis Simon	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
Lake James	closest town in NC: Nebo, Marion Landmark: Blue Ridge Parkway
Lake Julian	closest town in NC: Arden, Fletcher, Asheville no powerboats, sailboats allowed, rent paddleboats,
Lake Hiawassee	Cherokee county, Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Murphy
Lake Hickory	closest town in NC: Hickory
Lake Lure	closest town in NC: Lake Lure Landmark: Chimney Rock
Lake Norman	closest town in NC: Statesville, Charlotte game fish: bluegill, perch, crappie, catfish, largemouth bass, carp, shad boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, capming
Lake Mattamuskeet	North Carolina Coast: Hyde County landmark: Intercoastal waterway nearby
Lake Powhatan	closest town in NC: Enka, Candler, Arden, Fletcher, Asheville, small lake with clean beach
Lake Phelps	closest town in NC: Creswell NC - south of Edenton, North Carolina Coast large shallow lake - 8ft deep. game fish: bass, yellow perch, channel catfish, white catfish, bluegill, more
Lake Rhodhiss	closest town in NC: Valdese
Lake Sequoyah	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Highlands Landmark: Bridal Veil Falls, Dry Falls
Lake Sapphire	Western North Carolina mountains: closest towns: Sapphire, Brevard, Highlands Landmark: Lake Toxaway
Lake Summit	Western North Carolina: closest town in NC: Tuxedo Landmark: NC/SC border
Lake Tahoma	Western North Carolina: closest town in NC: Marion
Lake Tillery	Stanly County, closest town in NC: Albemarle Landmark: Morrow Mountain State Park, Yadkin River, Uwherrie National Forest game fish: largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass, perch, bluegill, crappie, catfish
Lake Townsend	Greensboro US 29 Bryan park complex sailing, boating, fishing, golf
Lake Toxaway	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Sapphire, Brevard, Highlands
Lake Waccamaw	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: west of Wilmington, East of Whiteville NC boardwalk, pier, hiking, fishing, boating, camping, picnic areas, shallow lake - alligators - landmark: green swamp preserve NC 221 game fish: largemouth bass, perch, sunfish, silversides, more
Lake Wyle	closest town in NC: Belmont, Gastonia Landmark: NC/SC border
Little Lake	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
Long Lake	North Carolina Coast: closest town in NC: Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
Nantahala Lake	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Robbinsville , Bryson City Landmark: Lake Fontana, Santeetlah Lake, Nantahala River - white rafting game fish: Trout, bass, crappy
Pungo Lake	North Carolina coast: closest town in NC: Plymouth
Roanoke Rapids Lake	closest town in NC: Roanoke Rapids
Salters Lake	Bladen county: closest NC town: Elizabethtown Landmark: Jones Lake restricted to boating and fishing, need permit from park office
Santeetlah Lake	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Robbinsville, Bryson City Landmark: Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Game Fish: Lake Trout, Bass, Crappy, Catfish
Singletery Lake	closest town in NC: Kelly southeast of Elizabethtown, NC 53 boating, fishing, swimming, camping, hiking
Thorpe Lake	Western North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC: Cashiers
Tuckertown Lake	closest town in NC: Rockwell
University Lake	closest town in NC: Chapel Hill Landmark: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
White Lake	closest town in NC: east of Elizabethtown, NC 53