Lakes / North Carolina / Warren County / Lake Gaston
Lake Gaston, North Carolina
18,986.78 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
36.53 degrees N, 77.98 degrees W - Warren 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 Gaston Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the North Carolina lakes counted so far - 18,986.78 acres.
- About 64 miles from Raleigh, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Rapids Lake | Halifax | 14 mi | 4,292.5 acres |
| Ayscues Pond | Vance | 26 mi | 29.26 acres |
| Fox Reservoir | Vance | 26 mi | 26.42 acres |
| Bellamy Lake | Halifax | 29 mi | 37.45 acres |
| Taylors Millpond | Northampton | 34 mi | 43.49 acres |
| Mitchiners Pond | Franklin | 36 mi | 44.41 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 150486539). Verified October 30, 2026.