Fontana Lake
Fontana Lake is a reservoir impounded by Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River, and is located in Graham and Swain counties in North Carolina. The lake forms part of the southern border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the northern border of part of the Nantahala National Forest.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 1,663 feet (507 metres)
- …is also known as “Fontana Reservoir”
- Description: artificial lake in North Carolina
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
35.42915° or 35° 25′ 45″ north
Longitude
-83.64686° or 83° 38′ 49″ west
Open location code
867RC9H3+M7
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