Lakes of North Carolina - Reservoirs in North Carolina, Lake Lure, North Carolina, High Rock Lake, Lake Waccamaw, Singletary Lake State Park (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Reservoirs in North Carolina, Lake Lure, North Carolina, High Rock Lake, Lake Waccamaw, Singletary Lake State Park, Jones Lake State Park, Jordan Lake, Lake Wylie, Lake James, Kerr Lake, Lake Michie, Lake Gaston, Randleman Lake, Lake Norman, List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River, Lake Toxaway, Falls Lake, Fontana Lake, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyco Lake, Lake Glenville, Belews Lake, Lake Tillery, Lake Phelps, Hope Mills Lake, Nantahala Lake, Buckhorn Reservoir, Badin Lake, Tuckertown Reservoir, Lake Santeetlah, Blewett Falls Lake, Mountain Island Lake, Lake Tahoma, Lake Crabtree, Harris Lake, Falls Reservoir, Mayo Lake, Lake Lynn, Bladen Lake Group, Little River Reservoir, North Carolina. Excerpt: High Rock Lake is the northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes and the second largest lake in North Carolina behind Lake Norman. Its water surface covers 15,180 acres (61 km) and there are 365 miles (587 km) of shoreline. It begins at the confluence of the Yadkin River and the South Yadkin River. The lake's name is derived from neighboring "High Rock Mountain," the tallest mountain in the Uwharrie Mountains. The lake serves as a boundary between Davidson and Rowan counties and is a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation. High Rock Lake is currently managed and operated by the Alcoa company. The lake is spanned by two bridges at the northern end of the lake: the I-85/US 52 bridge and the older US 29/US 70/NC 150 bridge. The NC 8 causeway crosses the Abbotts Creek tributary of the lake, as does a bridge at Holloway Church Road farther north of Abbotts Creek. Railroad tracks and their causeways also cross the southeastern portion of the lake at the Hwy 8 causeway and over Flat Swamp Creek. Numerous communities align the lake's banks including Lexington, Salisbury, Southmont, Linwood, High Rock, and Spencer. Cove along ...