Lakes / North Carolina / Durham County / Parkwood Lake
Parkwood Lake, North Carolina
26.93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.89 degrees N, 78.91 degrees W - Durham 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 Parkwood Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 17 miles from Raleigh, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Creek Reservoir | Wake | 5.9 mi | 109.86 acres |
| Lake Crabtree | Wake | 7.3 mi | 454.47 acres |
| Eastwood Lake | Orange | 8.0 mi | 47.44 acres |
| University Lake | Orange | 10 mi | 163.34 acres |
| B Everett Jordan Lake | Chatham | 11 mi | 13,118.99 acres |
| Lake Johnson | Wake | 14 mi | 148.33 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 46371667). Verified October 30, 2026.