Lakes / North Carolina / Ashe County / Lake Ashe
Lake Ashe, North Carolina
30.84 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
36.35 degrees N, 81.45 degrees W - Ashe 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 Ashe Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 81 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Kerr Scott Reservoir | Wilkes | 19 mi | 1,279.79 acres |
| Price Lake | Watauga | 22 mi | 38.55 acres |
| Lake Louise | Alleghany | 26 mi | 49.42 acres |
| Grandmother Lake | Avery | 29 mi | 38.06 acres |
| Land Harbors Lake | Avery | 33 mi | 47.67 acres |
| Shuford Pond | Caldwell | 37 mi | 84.51 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 49118622). Verified October 30, 2026.