Jordan Lake
B. Everett Jordan Lake is a lake in Chatham County, North Carolina. It was made by building a dam on the Haw River. Its area is about 22 square miles (57 km2).
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Location | Chatham / Durham counties, North Carolina, USA |
Coordinates | 35°45′0″N 79°1′30″W |
Lake type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Haw River, New Hope Creek, Morgan Creek, and Little Creek |
Primary outflows | Haw River |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Max. length | 16 miles (26 km)[1] |
Max. width | 5 miles (8.0 km)[1] |
Surface area | 13,940 acres (56.4 km2) 31,800 acres (129 km2) flood control pool[1] |
Average depth | 14 feet (4.3 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 38 feet (12 m)[1] |
Water volume | 45,800 acre-feet (56.5 hm3) |
Shore length1 | 180 mi (290 km)[1] |
Surface elevation | 216 ft (66 m) [1] |
Frozen | never |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
References
- US Army Corps of Engineers. "B Everett Jordan Dam and Lake". Brochure.
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