CountiesChatham County
North CarolinaReservoirChatham County
Harris Lake
Harris Lake covers about 4,100 acres of the Buckhorn Creek in North Carolina. You will find it in Chatham County. It is managed by Duke Energy.
Coordinates35.6236, -78.9173
Surface area4,100 acres
RiverBuckhorn Creek
Managed byDuke Energy
Swimming beaches on Harris Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Harris Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Harris Lake: beaches, ramps and water level
Its coordinates are 35.6236, -78.9173. Surface elevation is about 54 feet. Water leaves through the Buckhorn Creek.
Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. No agency lists a named swimming spot at Harris Lake. Shoreline access here is likely informal.
The closest lakes in this guide are B. Everett Jordan Lake (North Carolina, 11 mi), Lake Crabtree (North Carolina, 16 mi) and Falls Lake (North Carolina, 29 mi). North Carolina has 29 lakes on this site in total.
Most North Carolina day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown.
Ask the managing agency directly if the level matters for your trip. There is no live level reading for Harris Lake. The agencies that run this water do not publish one openly, and we do not estimate what has not been measured.
Questions about Harris Lake
Is there a beach at Harris Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Harris Lake?
About 4,100 acres.
What other lakes are near Harris Lake?
The closest in this guide is B. Everett Jordan Lake, about 11 miles away in North Carolina.
Lakes near Harris Lake
Other lakes in this guide, ordered by distance.
B. Everett Jordan Lake
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Falls Lake
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Hyco Lake
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Lake Tillery
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John H. Kerr Reservoir
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High Rock Lake
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Sources
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