Lakes / North Carolina / Rutherford County / Lake Lure
Lake Lure, North Carolina
729.7 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.44 degrees N, 82.20 degrees W - Rutherford 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 Lure Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in Rutherford County among those counted.
- About 23 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain Lake | Rutherford | 2.4 mi | 34.1 acres |
| Lake Adger | Polk | 6.9 mi | 370.91 acres |
| Lake Sandy Plains | Polk | 14 mi | 28.66 acres |
| North Fork Reservoir | Buncombe | 18 mi | 336.71 acres |
| Osceola Lake | Henderson | 18 mi | 30.48 acres |
| Beetree Reservoir | Buncombe | 18 mi | 41.14 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 142754112). Verified October 30, 2026.