South
North Carolina
Gaston County

Mountain Island Lake

Mountain Island Lake is a lake northwest of created in 1924 to coincide with the building of Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Mountain Island Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Church
Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic church located near , . It was the fourth Catholic church built in , the first west of , and the first in what is today the Diocese of Charlotte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Island and Mount Holly.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in eastern , , United States. Not to be confused with the neighborhood of the same name in .

Town
Photo: SunDawn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Charlotte Metro is a region of and Carolina within and surrounding the city of in the of the Southeastern United States.

Suburb
is a collection of neighborhoods in , located between the Brookshire Freeway and Mount Holly Rd. This community area was created c. 1953, and in 1958 the Community Council was created.

Mountain Island Lake

Latitude
35.33431° or 35° 20′ 4″ north
Longitude
-80.98674° or 80° 59′ 12″ west
Elevation
643 feet (196 metres)
Open location code
867X82M7+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357779720
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
4481056
Wiki­data ID
Q6925014
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Satellite Map

Discover Mountain Island Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Russian—“Mountain Island Lake” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Маунтин-Айленд”
  • French: “Mountain Island Lake”
  • Russian: “Маунтин-Айленд”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Mountain Island Lake”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dutchman’s Ridge and River Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mountain Island Reservoir Dam and Mountain Island Power Plant.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mountain Island Lake”. Photo: southernfoodwaysalliance, CC BY 2.0.