Lake Norman
Lake Norman is an artificial fresh water lake in southwest North Carolina. The largest lake in the state, it was created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terrell and Denver.
Terrell
Hamlet
Terrell is an unincorporated community in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Since the 2010 census, it has been included within the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP. Terrell is situated 4 miles northwest of Lake Norman.
Denver
Hamlet
Denver, formerly known as Dry Pond, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,309. Denver is situated 5 miles west of Lake Norman.
Davidson
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Davidson is a small college town in North Carolina. It is known primarily for its association with Davidson College, and is a suburb of Charlotte. It has 15,106 residents, of whom some 1,800 are students at the college.
Lake Norman
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in North Carolina, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Norman” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Norman (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Norman”
- Chinese: “诺曼湖”
- Chinese: “諾曼湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Norman”
- French: “lac Norman”
- French: “Lac Norman”
- German: “Lake Norman”
- Italian: “lago Norman”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lake Norman”
- Serbian: “Норман”
- Urdu: “جھیل نارمن”
- Welsh: “Llyn Norman”
- “Norman”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rockwell Cemetery and Williamson Cemetery.
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