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).
| B. Everett Jordan Lake | |
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| Location | Chatham / Durham counties, North Carolina, USA |
| Coordinates | 35°45′0″N 79°1′30″W / 35.75000°N 79.02500°WCoordinates: 35°45′0″N 79°1′30″W / 35.75000°N 79.02500°W |
| 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. | |
Jordan Lake Media
The northern end of Jordan Lake, near the Morgan Creek inlet
Jordan Lake offers a variety of facilities for recreation, conservation, and flood control.
A boat launch ramp at Jordan Lake.
A sign by the lake reads, "Glass / cans and pets prohibited on beach".
References
Other websites
Media related to B. Everett Jordan Lake at Wikimedia Commons