Lakes / North Carolina / Graham County / Santeetlah Lake
Santeetlah Lake, North Carolina
2,638.1 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.35 degrees N, 83.86 degrees W - Graham 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 Santeetlah Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 75 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Lake | Graham | 13 mi | 9,478.42 acres |
| Nantahala Lake | Macon | 17 mi | 1,380.58 acres |
| Persimmon Lake | Cherokee | 22 mi | 5,914.47 acres |
| Apalachia Lake | Cherokee | 25 mi | 1,064.28 acres |
| Chatuge Lake | Clay | 26 mi | 6,364.45 acres |
| Lake Cherokee | Cherokee | 27 mi | 41.76 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 112272833). Verified October 30, 2026.