Lakes / North Carolina / Catawba County / Lake Hickory
Lake Hickory, North Carolina
3,791.81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.80 degrees N, 81.30 degrees W - Catawba 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 Hickory Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 47 miles from Charlotte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuford Pond | Caldwell | 2.9 mi | 84.51 acres |
| Old Millpond | Caldwell | 6.6 mi | 76.36 acres |
| Lake Lookout | Iredell | 11 mi | 772.19 acres |
| Rhodhiss Lake | Caldwell | 13 mi | 2,122.39 acres |
| W Kerr Scott Reservoir | Wilkes | 22 mi | 1,279.79 acres |
| Lake Norman | Iredell | 27 mi | 30,797.52 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 141327142). Verified October 30, 2026.