| Lake Glenville | |
|---|---|
| Thorpe Reservoir | |
  Lake Glenville  Lake Glenville | |
| Location | Jackson County, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°11′46″N 083°09′11″W / 35.19611°N 83.15306°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,470 acres (5.9 km2) |
| Max. depth | more than 130 ft (40 m) |
| Shore length1 | 26 mi (42 km)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 3,494 ft (1,065 m) |
| Settlements | Cashiers, Glenville |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Glenville is a reservoir located eight miles from Cashiers, North Carolina to the dam and public beach. The headwaters, at Hurricane Creek, are less than two miles. It was formed by the damming of the west fork of the Tuckasegee River in 1941. Between 1951 and 2002, it was officially known as "Thorpe Reservoir"[2] after J. E. S. Thorpe, Nantahala Power's first president.[3] It is still listed as such on many maps. The lake bottom plunges as steeply as the mountains that meet the shore. The depth a short distance from the water's edge may register 80 feet (24 m) or more. The lake has 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline and encompasses 1,470 total acres. It is a twenty-minute drive from Western Carolina University, and the town of Sylva.[4]
- ^ a b Gmaps Pedometer
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Glenville
- ^ Richards, Constance (2006). Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains, 8th: Including Asheville, Biltmore Estate, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Guilford: Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-4045-0.
- ^ Trillium – Lake Glenville