Lakes / North Carolina / Montgomery County / Badin Lake
Badin Lake, North Carolina
5,566.13 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.46 degrees N, 80.11 degrees W - Montgomery County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Badin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in Montgomery County among those counted.
- About 44 miles from Charlotte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckertown Reservoir | Rowan | 7.5 mi | 2,238.12 acres |
| Long Lake | Stanly | 10 mi | 74.13 acres |
| Lake Tillery | Montgomery | 13 mi | 4,846.72 acres |
| Farlows Lake | Randolph | 21 mi | 25.45 acres |
| Cobles Reservoir | Davidson | 23 mi | 26.51 acres |
| W A McCrary Lake | Randolph | 23 mi | 27.71 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in North Carolina
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Norman | Iredell | 30,797.52 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Mattamuskeet | Hyde | 26,110.39 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Gaston | Warren | 18,986.78 acres | - |
| 4 | Phelps Lake | Washington | 15,941.02 acres | - |
| 5 | B Everett Jordan Lake | Chatham | 13,118.99 acres | - |
All 295 North Carolina lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 123390043). Verified October 30, 2026.