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Lake Norman is an artificial fresh water lake located in southwestern North Carolina, approximately 15 miles north of Charlotte. Created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans
Typical coastline
Lake Norman in Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius
A wild osprey spreads its wings.
White snakeroot
Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant and dam located near Huntersville, North Carolina, approximately 20 miles north of Charlotte on Lake Norman. It is the largest conventi
Lake Norman
…in southwestern North Carolina, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Charlotte. Created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy, it is the largest man-made body of fresh water located entirely within the state. The lake is named after former Duke Power president…
Duke Power's Cowans Ford Dam
Providing relief at the Cowan's Ford Dam because of above average rain fall in the spring and summer of 2013.
Cowans Ford Dam