Lake Lure, northwest North Carolina

Lake Lure Dam is on the Rocky Broad River in Rutherford County, North Carolina and is used for hydroelectric power purposes. Construction was completed in 1927. At normal levels it has a surface area of 1.2 square miles. It is owned by Town Of Lake Lure.

 

Lake Lure Dam is concrete, arch. Its length is 480 feet. Its capacity is 44914 acre feet. Normal storage is 32295 acre feet. It drains an area of 95 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Lake Lure

11 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Water Shed #13 12 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed Structure #2 13 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River Watershed #23 13 miles from Lake LureBig Hungry River Dam 13 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed Structure #11-25 13 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River Watershed #4 13 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad River Watershed, Site 23 14 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed 11-18a 14 miles from Lake LureBlack Mountain Reservoir 14 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed Stucture 11-24b 14 miles from Lake LureRuth Ton Wastewater Lag(upper) 14 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed Structure 11-19 14 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River Watershed #22 14 miles from Lake LureRutherfordton Wastewater Lag. 15 miles from Lake LureOld Fort Water Supply Dam 15 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed 11-20a 15 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed 11-14 15 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River W.S. #11-5(lawing) 15 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River W.S. #11-16(brevard) 15 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River W.S. #11-15(brevard-ross) 15 miles from Lake LureLake Tomahawk 16 miles from Lake LureBlue Ridge Technical Institute 16 miles from Lake LureLake Lanierdam 16 miles from Lake LureOld Tryon Water Suppy Dam 16 miles from Lake LureIsothermal College Dam 16 miles from Lake LureMuddy Creek #4 17 miles from Lake LureMuddy Creek #2-c 17 miles from Lake LureMuddy Creek #6-b 18 miles from Lake LureNorth Fork Reservoir 18 miles from Lake LureMuddy Creek #3 18 miles from Lake LureFront Lake 19 miles from Lake LureCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 19 miles from Lake LureBee Tree Lake 19 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad Watershed #14 19 miles from Lake Lure2nd Broad River Watershed #16 20 miles from Lake LureLake Craig 20 miles from Lake LureSecond Broad River W.S. #10-a 20 miles from Lake LureMuddy Creek #19

 

 

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