Lake Norman is a large man-made lake in North Carolina with the following key dimensions:
- Length: Approximately 33.6 miles (54.1 km)
- Width: About 9 miles (14 km)
- Surface area: Around 32,510 acres or roughly 50.8 square miles (132 km²)
- Shoreline: Approximately 520 miles (840 km)
- Average depth: About 33.5 feet (10.2 m)
- Maximum depth: Up to 112 feet (34 m)
It spans four counties-Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg-and is the largest lake in North Carolina. The lake was created between 1959 and 1964 by damming the Catawba River
