Lake Hickory
Lake Hickory covers about 19,201 acres in North Carolina. The lake is in Catawba County. Duke Energy / City of Hickory manages it.
Reservoir
Lenoir, NC · population 18,280
Lakes and swimming beaches near Lenoir
Lenoir sits within reach of 4 lakes in this guide and 3 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Lake Hickory, about 16 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.
Water near Lenoir
Lakes and swimming spots within reach.
Closest lakes to Lenoir
Ordered by distance from the city center.
Lake James
Lake James covers about 6,820 acres of the Catawba River in North Carolina. It lies in McDowell County. It is managed by Duke…
Reservoir1 beach
Watauga Lake
Watauga Lake is a 6,430-acre reservoir on the Watauga River in Tennessee. Its shoreline falls inside Carter County. Tennessee…
Reservoir2 beaches
Lake Norman
Lake Norman covers about 32,510 acres of the Catawba River via Cowans Ford Dam in North Carolina. It lies in Iredell County.…
Reservoir
Swimming spots near Lenoir
Watauga Point Picnic Area
Managed by Cherokee National Forest; open 4/1/2024 to 10/15/2024; fee information published, published season; 4.7 mi from the…
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