Lake Norman

Lake Norman is an artificial freshwater lake located in southwestern , approximately 15 miles north of . Created between 1959 and 1964 during the construction of by Duke Energy, it is the largest man-made body of freshwater located entirely within North Carolina.
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  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 758 feet (231 metres)
  • Description: reservoir in North Carolina, United States

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terrell and Denver.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4 miles northwest of Lake Norman.
, formerly known as Dry Pond… is situated 5 miles west of Lake Norman.
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is a small college town in .

Lake Norman

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Latitude
35.5417° or 35° 32′ 30″ north
Longitude
-80.93821° or 80° 56′ 18″ west
Open location code
867XG3R6+MP
Geo­Names ID
4474838
Wiki­data ID
Q1801020

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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: “諾曼湖”
  • Chinese: “诺曼湖”
  • 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

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