| Badin Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Uwharrie Lakes Region, North Carolina |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Yadkin River |
| Primary outflows | Yadkin River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 5,350 acres (21.7 km2) |
| Max. depth | 190 ft (58 m) (locals say over 300 ft (91 m)) |
| Shore length1 | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Surface elevation | 539 feet (164 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Badin Lake is one of a series of lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of the United States. It was created in 1917 by the Aluminum Company of America. It is contained by Narrows Dam at the town of Badin, North Carolina. Sitting within a valley, the lake is very deep, with a maximum depth of 190 ft (58 m). The lake occupies 5,350 acres (22 km2) and has 115 mi (185 km) of shoreline. Its waters have an average summer temperature of 84.4 °F (29.1 °C) and an average winter temperature of 50.6 °F (10.3 °C). No ferries cross Badin Lake. The northernmost point of Morrow Mountain State Park is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream from Narrows Dam. The lake lies within Stanly, Davidson, Montgomery, and Rowan counties. Much of the lake's eastern shoreline lies within the Uwharrie National Forest.
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