Lakes / North Carolina / Stanly County / Long Lake
Long Lake, Stanly County, North Carolina
74.13 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.35 degrees N, 80.23 degrees W - Stanly 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 Long Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 36 miles from Charlotte, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tillery | Montgomery | 10 mi | 4,846.72 acres |
| Badin Lake | Montgomery | 10 mi | 5,566.13 acres |
| Tuckertown Reservoir | Rowan | 13 mi | 2,238.12 acres |
| Lake Fisher | Cabarrus | 22 mi | 230.55 acres |
| Lake Concord | Cabarrus | 22 mi | 83.52 acres |
| Lake Corriher | Rowan | 26 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 151023307). Verified October 30, 2026.