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Place Description
Lake Craig

on Swannanoa River in central Buncombe County near the E boundary of Asheville. The Asheville Recreation Park is located near the dam. Named for Governor Locke Craig (1860-1925), whose home was nearby. The lake covers approx. 55 acres. Was a source of water for the city of Asheville prior to about 1903.
Lake Creek

flows SE from Black Lake into South River in E Bladen County.
Lake Creek Township

in E Bladen County.
Lake Devin

central Granville County on Hatcher's Run, was formed in 1954 as a source of water for the town of Oxford. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 40 ft. Named for former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, W. A. Devin, a resident of Oxford.
Lake Drain

flows E from Singletary Lake in E Bladen County into Colly Creek.
Lake Eden

on a tributary of North Fork [Swannanoa River], E Buncombe County at the former site of Black Mountain College.
Lake Emory

on Little Tennessee River in central Macon County. Covers 200 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Formed 1925. Used by Nantahala Power & Light Company to generate electricity.
Lake Fisher

NE Cabarrus County. Formed in 1946 by a dam on Cold Water Creek. Covers 277 acres; max. depth 30 ft. Named for L. A. Fisher, superintendent of Concord water and power department. Used for fishing and as a source of water for the city of Concord.
Lake Franklin

E Anson County SE of Lilesville. Covers approx. 5 acres; max. depth 25 ft. Formed in 1908 when gravel was removed from the site. Named for the owner of the property from which the gravel was dug.
Lake Gaston

was formed on Roanoke River about 8 mi. upstream from the city of Roanoke Rapids and extends along the Halifax-Northampton county line NW into NE Warren County and into Virginia. Gaston Dam, 3,600 ft. wide and 105 ft. high, was completed in 1963 by Virginia Electric and Power Company and lies on the upstream end of the Roanoke Rapids Lake. Lake Gaston is 34 mi. long, with max. width of 1.3 mi. Covers 20,300 acres, with a shoreline of 350 mi. and a max. depth of 97 ft. Used for generation of hydroelectric power and recreation.