Belews Lake
Belews Lake is a reservoir in Stokes, Rockingham, Guilford and Forsyth counties of North Carolina, near the towns of Stokesdale and Pine Hall. It was created in 1973 by the Duke Energy corporation as a cooling basin for the corporation's Belews Creek Steam Station, a coal-burning power plant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Belews Creek Power Station.
Belews Creek Power Station
Power station
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Belews Creek Steam Station is a 2.24-GW, two-unit coal-fired generating facility located on Belews Lake in Stokes County, North Carolina. It is Duke Energy’s largest coal-burning power plant in the Carolinas and consistently ranks among the most efficient coal facilities in the United States. Belews Creek Power Station is situated 2 miles southwest of Belews Lake.
Belews Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: body of water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stokes, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Belews Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Belews Lake”
- French: “Belews Lake”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pine Hall and Stonewood Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riverview Golf Course and Belews Creek Dam.
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