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Hyco Lake
Fed by the catchment =, Hyco Lake holds roughly 3,750 acres of water in North Carolina. You will find it in Person County. Management is in the hands of Person-Caswell Lake Authority. The gauge last read 408.12 ft.
Water level today: 408.12 ft · see the full record
Coordinates36.5128, -79.0469
Surface area3,750 acres
Rivercatchment =
Managed byPerson-Caswell Lake Authority
Swimming beaches on Hyco 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.
Hyco 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
Water level today
The level comes from gauge 02077280, HYCO LAKE AT DAM NR ROXBORO, NC, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 408.12 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 408.15 ft and 410.73 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2026-02-17). Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
408.12 ft -0.24 ft in 7 days
Hyco Lake: access and conditions
The center of the lake is at 36.5128, -79.0469. Water leaves through the catchment =.
Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer.
The level comes from gauge 02077280, HYCO LAKE AT DAM NR ROXBORO, NC, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 408.12 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 408.15 ft and 410.73 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2026-02-17). Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
Public datasets record no beach at Hyco Lake, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access.
The closest lakes in this guide are Mayo Lake (North Carolina, 10 mi), W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (North Carolina, 36 mi) and Falls Lake (North Carolina, 39 mi). North Carolina has 29 lakes on this site in total.
Questions about Hyco Lake
Is there a beach at Hyco 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 Hyco Lake?
About 3,750 acres.
What other lakes are near Hyco Lake?
The closest in this guide is Mayo Lake, about 10 miles away in North Carolina.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.