Lakes / North Carolina / Iredell County / Lake Norman
Lake Norman, North Carolina
30,797.52 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.54 degrees N, 80.94 degrees W - Iredell 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 Norman Stacks Up
- The largest lake counted in North Carolina by surface area - 30,797.52 acres.
- The largest lake in Iredell County among those counted.
- About 22 miles from Charlotte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Island Lake | Mecklenburg | 13 mi | 1,961.52 acres |
| Kannapolis Lake | Rowan | 17 mi | 269.84 acres |
| Lake Wright | Rowan | 17 mi | 38.24 acres |
| Sodyeco Lagoon | Gaston | 18 mi | 26.93 acres |
| Lake Lookout | Iredell | 18 mi | 772.19 acres |
| Lake Corriher | Rowan | 18 mi | 27.04 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 141327947). Verified October 30, 2026.