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Lake Lure is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. [1] In 2020 the town population was 1,365. Lake Lure was incorporated in 1927, and acquired ...
This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]
Interactive map of Rutherford County Rutherford County Elevation According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 567.25 square miles (1,469.2 km 2 ), of which 565.44 square miles (1,464.5 km 2 ) is land and 1.81 square miles (4.7 km 2 ) (0.32%) is water.
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The area at risk from the Lake Lure dam failure is highlighted on this map from Google Earth. Residents in the surrounding neighborhoods were ordered to evacuate Friday morning.
The Broad River originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina [3] and flows generally south-southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina; [4] and Cherokee, York, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Newberry and Richland Counties in South Carolina. [2]
The bridge that connects Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in Lake Lure, N.C. on Saturday, September 29, 2024. For a couple of days, the wreckage left the two communities as isolated as they were a ...
A U.S. post office for Chimney Rock existed since at least 1843. [4]On September 27, 2024, the majority of Chimney Rock was substantially damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, with the Broad River inundating the village. [5]