Lakes / North Carolina / Onslow County / Lake Catherine
Lake Catherine, North Carolina
35.83 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
34.82 degrees N, 77.56 degrees W - Onslow 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 Catherine Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 46 miles from Wilmington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Millpond | Duplin | 21 mi | 61.78 acres |
| Boney Mill Pond | Duplin | 24 mi | 26.19 acres |
| Tull Millpond | Lenoir | 25 mi | 63.75 acres |
| Catfish Lake | Craven | 27 mi | 949.63 acres |
| Johnsons Lake | Duplin | 28 mi | 90.44 acres |
| Great Lake | Craven | 30 mi | 2,785.12 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 157525197). Verified October 30, 2026.