DO YOU KNOW YOUR LAKES?
There are three groups of lakes in North Caro
lina as defined by the State Department of Con
servation and Development — Great Smokies
Group, Sapphire Country Group and Southeastern
Group. The Mountain and Piedmont lakes are
artificial—the Eastern lakes are natural. Below is
a list of some of the larger lakes, most of which
have fishing and water sports. In the left hand
column is a list of the lakes, and in the right hand
column is their location. See how many you can
match by putting the number of the lake by its
location. Answers can be found on page 25.
1. Junaluska
2. Waterville
3. Fontana
4. Chesah
5. Santeetlah
1. Cashiers
2. Emory
3. Tatum’s
4. Highland
5. Kanuga
1. White Lake
2. Jones Lake
3. Salter
GREAT SMOKIES GROUP
a. Near Brevard
b. Near Murphy
c. W. Fork Tuckasegee
d. Pigeon River
e. Near Waynesville
6. Hiwassee
7. Chatuge
8. Nantahala
9. Glenville
10. Cascade
a. Near Highlands
b. Near U. S. 25
c. Near Rosman
d. Near Hendersonville
e. Franklin
SOUTHEASTERN GROUP
6. Sapphire
7. Summit
8. Sequoyah
SAPPHIRE COUNTRY GROUP
a. Near Tar Heel
b. Town by that name
c. Near Whiteville
4. Lake Waccaman
5. Page Lake
f. Near Bryson City
g. Hiwassee River
h. Near Robbinsville
i. Near Tapoca
j. Aquone
f. Near town by that
name
g. Near Cashiers
h. Bonclarken
d. Hoffman
e. Near Elizabethtown
Shown above is the fourth highest dam in the source of electricity for Oak Ridge, is the largest
world at Fontana Lake. This lake, which is the TVA lake in North Carolina.
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