Lakes / North Carolina / Polk County / Lake Adger
Lake Adger, North Carolina
370.91 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.34 degrees N, 82.21 degrees W - Polk 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 Lake Adger Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in Polk County among those counted.
- About 26 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Lure | Rutherford | 6.9 mi | 729.7 acres |
| Lake Sandy Plains | Polk | 8.9 mi | 28.66 acres |
| Bald Mountain Lake | Rutherford | 9.3 mi | 34.1 acres |
| Lake Summit | Henderson | 14 mi | 222.89 acres |
| Osceola Lake | Henderson | 15 mi | 30.48 acres |
| Lake Julian | Buncombe | 21 mi | 298.74 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 142754571). Verified October 30, 2026.