Lake Wylie's location on both the
South Carolina and
North Carolina borders makes it a common recreational
destination for residents of nearby cities including
Charlotte,
Fort Mill or
Rock Hill.
Duke Power manages six public boat access areas on the lake.
Lake Wylie is one of eleven lakes on the
Catawba River and is the second oldest lake in the
Catawba River Chain which is a chain of lakes that's
operated as a system, with water being moved around each lake on
the chain system through
Duke Power. Lake Wylie has a surface area of approximately
13,443 acres with 325 miles of shoreline, and stretches from the
Mountain Island Dam, south of
Mountain Island Lake in North Carolina to the Wylie Dam on
the south end of the lake. The average depth of the lake is just
over twenty feet. The
Catawba Nuclear Generating Station is located on the
south-western part of the lake, and draws its cooling water from
Lake Wylie.
Allen Steam Station located on the northern part of the lake
(west of Charlotte) also draws its cooling water from Lake
Wylie.
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