Lakes / North Carolina / Clay County / Chatuge Lake
Chatuge Lake, North Carolina
6,364.45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
34.99 degrees N, 83.77 degrees W - Clay 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 Chatuge Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #9 for surface area among the North Carolina lakes counted so far - 6,364.45 acres.
- About 80 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantahala Lake | Macon | 14 mi | 1,380.58 acres |
| Persimmon Lake | Cherokee | 22 mi | 5,914.47 acres |
| Lake Cherokee | Cherokee | 23 mi | 41.76 acres |
| Santeetlah Lake | Graham | 26 mi | 2,638.1 acres |
| Lake Emory | Macon | 28 mi | 83.03 acres |
| Apalachia Lake | Cherokee | 29 mi | 1,064.28 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 133012966). Verified October 30, 2026.