Lake James
Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Reservoir in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Bridgewater Reservoir”
Lake James
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake James” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lake James”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره چيمس”
- French: “lac James”
- French: “Lac James”
- German: “Lake James”
- Japanese: “ジェームズ湖”
- Uzbek: “Jeyms ko’li”
- Welsh: “Llyn James”
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