Lakes / North Carolina / Vance County / Fox Reservoir
Fox Reservoir, North Carolina
26.42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
36.32 degrees N, 78.37 degrees W - Vance 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 Fox Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 40 miles from Raleigh, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayscues Pond | Vance | 4.2 mi | 29.26 acres |
| Lake Devin | Granville | 14 mi | 98.95 acres |
| Mitchiners Pond | Franklin | 14 mi | 44.41 acres |
| Cliftons Pond | Franklin | 22 mi | 35.3 acres |
| Lake Gaston | Warren | 26 mi | 18,986.78 acres |
| Lake Sagamore | Franklin | 26 mi | 346.19 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 129754159). Verified October 30, 2026.