Largest lakes & reservoirs in Piedmont by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > North Carolina > Piedmont > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 22 articles we have published for Piedmont lakes.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
3,364,500 ac-ft | (Also known as Kerr Reservoir, John H Kerr Reservoir, Buggs Island Lake, Buggs Island Reservoir) The 48,900-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir straddles the Virginia-North Carolina border. This impoundment of the Roanoke and Dan Rivers, completed by the… |
| Lake Norman (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1,093,600 ac-ft | Lake Norman’s 32,510 acres garner it the superlative of being North Carolina’s largest manmade lake. An impressive 34 miles in length with 520 miles o… |
| Lake Gaston (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
450,000 ac-ft | Lake Gaston covers 20,300 acres along 34 miles of Virginia and North Carolina real estate. The lake was created in 1963 by the Virginia Electric and P… |
| High Rock Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
234,866 ac-ft | The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake enjoys its spot as North Carolina’s second largest reservoir entirely within the state: its wat… |
| Jordan Lake NC (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
215,130 ac-ft | (Also known as B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, New Hope Lake) Jordan Lake, initially called New Hope Lake, is a 13,940-acre reservoir in central North Carolina’s Piedmont region, part of the Upper Cape Fear River… |
| Lake Hickory (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
137,821 ac-ft | Lake Hickory, situated in west central North Carolina near the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, is one of several man-made reservoirs in North Carolina’… |
| Falls Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
131,395 ac-ft | In 1978, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction on what would become Falls Lake. Formed at the base of the Eno, Flat, and Little… |
| Mayo Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
85,125 ac-ft | (Also known as Mayo Reservoir or Lake Mayo) Mayo Lake, set in a landscape of gently rolling hills and farmlands, was formed when Carolina Light and Power Company (now Progress Energy) needed coo… |
| Hyco Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
75,000 ac-ft | Hyco Lake is a man-made reservoir located in northern North Carolina near the Virginia state line in the Roanoke River Basin. In the early 1960s, the… |
| Lookout Shoals Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
24,995 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Lookout, Lookout Shoals Reservoir) Lookout Shoals Lake is a lakefront living gem in North Carolina’s Piedmont region. The 1,300-acre reservoir is known affectionately as Lake Lookout to… |
