Lakes / North Carolina / McDowell County / Lake Tahoma
Lake Tahoma, North Carolina
166.45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.73 degrees N, 82.08 degrees W - McDowell 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 Tahoma Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in McDowell County among those counted.
- About 28 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake James | Burke | 11 mi | 5,965.05 acres |
| North Fork Reservoir | Buncombe | 15 mi | 336.71 acres |
| Muddy Creek B S A Lake | McDowell | 15 mi | 77.55 acres |
| Bald Mountain Lake | Rutherford | 19 mi | 34.1 acres |
| Beetree Reservoir | Buncombe | 19 mi | 41.14 acres |
| Lake Lure | Rutherford | 21 mi | 729.7 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 141327622). Verified October 30, 2026.