Lakes / North Carolina
North Carolina Lakes
295 lakes and counting - every figure from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
295
Lakes Counted
30,797.52 acres
Largest - Lake Norman
Rankings
Featured Lake
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Norman | Iredell | 30,797.52 acres | - |
Lakes Near Cities
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Alamance County (5)Alleghany County (1)Anson County (3)Ashe County (1)Avery County (2)Beaufort County (3)Bladen County (12)Brunswick County (5)Buncombe County (5)Burke County (1)Cabarrus County (2)Caldwell County (3)Camden County (1)Carteret County (1)Caswell County (1)Catawba County (1)Chatham County (3)Cherokee County (3)Chowan County (2)Clay County (1)Cleveland County (3)Columbus County (7)Craven County (6)Cumberland County (14)Dare County (3)Davidson County (3)Davie County (4)Duplin County (5)Durham County (2)Edgecombe County (3)Forsyth County (5)Franklin County (4)Gaston County (5)Gates County (1)Graham County (2)Granville County (1)Greene County (3)Guilford County (10)Halifax County (3)Harnett County (8)Haywood County (3)Henderson County (2)Hertford County (2)Hoke County (5)Hyde County (3)Iredell County (2)Jackson County (7)Johnston County (1)Lee County (3)Lenoir County (1)Macon County (3)McDowell County (2)Mecklenburg County (1)Montgomery County (2)Moore County (13)Nash County (3)New Hanover County (2)Northampton County (2)Onslow County (1)Orange County (3)Person County (5)Polk County (2)Randolph County (5)Richmond County (11)Robeson County (4)Rockingham County (3)Rowan County (4)Rutherford County (2)Sampson County (4)Scotland County (7)Stanly County (1)Stokes County (4)Transylvania County (7)Union County (4)Vance County (2)Wake County (4)Warren County (1)Washington County (2)Watauga County (1)Wayne County (7)Wilkes County (1)Wilson County (4)Yadkin County (1)
Source: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.