Winter Morning
on Lake Norman
Lake Norman, created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy, is the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina.
Lake Norman is fed by the Catawba River, and drains into Mountain Island Lake to the south. It was named after former Duke Power president Norman Atwater Cocke. Lake Norman is sometimes referred to as the "inland sea" of North Carolina; it offers 520 miles (840 km) of shoreline and a surface area of more than 50 square miles. Full pond at Lake Norman is 760 feet above mean sea level. Interstate 77 and North Carolina Highway 150 cross Lake Norman at different points.
Boat Rentals:
Water Toys:
West Side of Lake Access Points
Denver:
Beatty's Ford Access, NC-16, Denver, NC 28037
Boat Slip, Waterford Dr, Denver, NC 28037
Little Creek Access Area, 4906 Burton Ln, Denver, NC 28037
Safe Harbor Marina, 7879 Water Oaks Dr, Denver, NC 28037
Sherrills Ford:
Boat Rack Marina, 7865 Spinnaker Bay Dr, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
Lake Norman Marina, 6965 NC-150, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
Mountain Creek Marina, 7515 Stonewall St, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673