Badin Lake
Badin Lake is one of a series of lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of the United States. The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support local aluminum smelting plant, Alcoa, and the associated community of Badin was named for the founder, Adrien Badin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in North Carolina
- Also known as: “Badin Reservoir” and “Narrows Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badin.
Badin
Village
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Badin is a town located in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,024. Badin is situated 3½ miles south of Badin Lake.
Badin Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Badin Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴丁湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره بادين”
- French: “Badin Lake”
- French: “Lac Badin”
- Slovenian: “Badin Lake”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Graveyard Island and Palmer Mountain.
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