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New Holland [1] is a community in Hyde County, North Carolina, located along the southern shore of Lake Mattamuskeet.Between 1911 and 1934, three private investment companies partnered with the public Mattamuskeet Drainage District to build the world's largest capacity pumping plant and dredge 130 miles (210 km) of large navigable canals to drain 50,000-acre (200 km 2) Lake Mattamuskeet for ...
Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina.It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes. [2] Although bay trees (Magnolia virginiana L., Gordonia lasianthus Ellis, and Persea) are present within many Carolina Bays, [3] the term "bay" does not refer to the trees but comes instead from an early science publication by Glenn (1895), who used the word ...
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 [1] as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy. Located in Iredell County, 15 miles north of Charlotte, Lake Norman State Park boasts the region's popular mountain biking trail system.
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Lake Waccamaw is home to North Carolina's largest natural freshwater lake, and the largest of the North Carolina Bay Lakes at 8,938 acres. Lake Waccamaw is called a Bay Lake not because it is a body of water, but because of the abundance of Sweet Bay, and Red Bay trees growing beside the shore.
Phelps is North Carolina's second largest natural lake. [10] Salters State Lake: Jones Lake State Park: Bladen [2] 315 acres (1.27 km 2) [5] Salters is the only State Lake without development along its shores. Singletary State Lake: Singletary Lake State Park: Bladen [2] 572 acres (2.31 km 2) [5] The shore line of Singletary Lake is entirely ...
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Pages in category "Lakes of North Carolina" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.