Lake Wylie
Lake Wylie is a reservoir or man-made lake in the U.S. states of South Carolina and North Carolina. The lake has a surface area of 13,400 acres 20.9 square miles and features 325 miles of shoreline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in North Carolina and South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Catawba Lake”, “Catawba Reservoir”, and “Lake Catawba”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buster Boyd Bridge and McDowell Nature Preserve.
Buster Boyd Bridge
Bridge
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The Buster Boyd Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina and Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
McDowell Nature Preserve
Nature reserve
McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city park and nature preserve in southwestern Charlotte, North Carolina on the shores of Lake Wylie. McDowell Nature Preserve is situated 1½ miles east of Lake Wylie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wylie and Tega Cay.
Lake Wylie
Hamlet
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Lake Wylie is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr.
Tega Cay
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Tega Cay is a small city along the eastern shore of Lake Wylie west of the town of Fort Mill in the Olde English District of South Carolina. Tega Cay is a suburb of the major city of Charlotte and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.
Steele Creek
Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.
Lake Wylie
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Wylie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake Wylie” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lake Wylie”
- Esperanto: “lago Wylie”
- French: “Lake Wylie”
- German: “Lake Wylie”
- Italian: “lago Wylie”
- Persian: “دریاچه وایلی”
- Spanish: “lago Wylie”
- Spanish: “Lago Wylie”
- Welsh: “Llyn Wylie”
- “Lake Wylie”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunrise Point and Cedarwood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buster Boyd Bridge and Commodore Point.
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