Lake Wylie
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 (54.2 km2) (20.9 mi2) (5420 ha) and features 325 miles (523 km) of shoreline.
| Lake Wylie | |
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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 |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Catawba River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 20.9 mi2 (54.2 km2) |
| Max. depth | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 325 mi (523 km) |
| 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. | |
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