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Lakes in North Carolina
There are many lakes in North Carolina with good fishing and plenty of other recreational facilities. Go camping, water skiing, swimming, boating ... Enjoy
| NC Lake Name | Location & 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 |
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