Lakes near a city

Lakes near Lenoir, NC

4 lakes in this guide sit within 45 miles of Lenoir, NC. The nearest is Lake Hickory at about 16 miles, and 0 of them have a public water level gauge.

Lakes near Lenoir

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By distance

LakeDistanceWater level
Lake Hickory16 mi—
Lake James23 mi—
Watauga Lake40 mi—
Lake Norman44 mi—
Lake Hickory

North Carolina · Catawba County

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
Lake James

North Carolina · McDowell County

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

Tennessee · Carter County

Watauga Lake

Watauga Lake is a 6,430-acre reservoir on the Watauga River in Tennessee. Its shoreline falls inside Carter County. Tennessee…

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Lake Norman

North Carolina · Iredell County

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

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