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.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 1,158 feet (353 metres)
- …is also known as “Bridgewater Reservoir”
- Description: reservoir in North Carolina, United States
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Latitude
35.7438° or 35° 44′ 38″ north
Longitude
-81.90995° or 81° 54′ 36″ west
Open location code
867WP3VR+G2
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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”
- German: “Lake James”
- Japanese: “ジェームズ湖”
- Uzbek: “Jeyms ko’li”
- Welsh: “Llyn James”
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