| Lake Wylie | |
|---|---|
 Lake Wylie in the autumn | |
  Lake Wylie  Lake Wylie | |
| Location | York County, South Carolina / Gaston / Mecklenburg counties, North Carolina, US |
| Coordinates | 35°5′8.9″N 81°3′30.9″W / 35.085806°N 81.058583°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Catawba River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 20.9 sq mi (54 km2) |
| Average depth | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Shore length1 | 325 mi (523 km) |
| Surface elevation | 564 ft (172 m)[1] |
| Islands | many |
| Settlements | Charlotte, North Carolina Lake Wylie, South Carolina Steele Creek, North Carolina Tega Cay, South Carolina India Hook, South Carolina |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Wylie is a reservoir or man-made lake in the U.S. states of South Carolina and North Carolina. The lake has a surface area of 13,400 acres (54 km2)[2] 20.9 square miles (54 km2) and features 325 miles (523 km)[3] of shoreline.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Wylie
- ^ "Wylie Hydroelectric Station Celebrates 75 Years Of Service: A Little History Gets A Chance To Shine" (Press release). Duke Power. August 9, 2000. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ "Lake Wylie". The Official Tourism Site of South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.