Lakes / North Carolina / Montgomery County / Lake Tillery
Lake Tillery, North Carolina
4,846.72 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.27 degrees N, 80.08 degrees W - Montgomery 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 Tillery Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 43 miles from Charlotte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | Stanly | 10 mi | 74.13 acres |
| Badin Lake | Montgomery | 13 mi | 5,566.13 acres |
| Tuckertown Reservoir | Rowan | 19 mi | 2,238.12 acres |
| Rankin Pond | Richmond | 21 mi | 73.64 acres |
| B V Hedrick Sand and Gravel Lake | Anson | 23 mi | 27.43 acres |
| W R Bonsal Tailings Reservoir | Anson | 24 mi | 124.54 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 110969994). Verified October 30, 2026.