Badin Lake

Badin Lake
Badin Lake, viewed from Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery County NC
Location	Uwharrie Lakes Region, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°25′11″N 80°05′34″W
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. The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support a local aluminum smelting plant (Alcoa Aluminum Company of America), and the associated community of Badin was named for the founder, Adrien Badin. Badin Lake is in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. 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.

• Recreation

Badin Lake offers both residents and visitors a wide range of recreational opportunities such as golf, fishing, boating, hiking, camping and hunting.

• Fishing

Badin Lake has many game fish including Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Walleye, Catfish, Spotted Bass, White Bass, and Striped Bass. All of these fish have been caught on Badin Lake. Though all these game fish are in Badin Lake, Trout does not exist. All except the Walleye are caught on a regular basis, the Walleye are not seen as much in these waters.

Gallery

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  Badin Lake viewed from the boat launch in Badin, NC.
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  Badin Lake from Kings Mountain Point, evening exposure looking west

See also

• Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
• Uwharrie National Forest
• High Rock Lake
• Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
• Lake Tillery

External links

• uwharriepoint.com - Badin Lake information
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Badin Lake