Lakes / North Carolina / Henderson County / Osceola Lake
Osceola Lake, North Carolina
30.48 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.30 degrees N, 82.48 degrees W - Henderson 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 Osceola Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 21 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Summit | Henderson | 5.9 mi | 222.89 acres |
| Cascade Lake | Transylvania | 11 mi | 68.41 acres |
| Summit Lake | Transylvania | 11 mi | 102.92 acres |
| Noname | Transylvania | 13 mi | 70.82 acres |
| Lake Julian | Buncombe | 13 mi | 298.74 acres |
| Lake Adger | Polk | 15 mi | 370.91 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 90696317). Verified October 30, 2026.