Lake Tahoma
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Location | McDowell County, North Carolina, United States |
Coordinates | 35°43′37″N 82°05′04″W / 35.72694°N 82.08444°WCoordinates: 35°43′37″N 82°05′04″W / 35.72694°N 82.08444°W[1] |
Type | Reservoir |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m)[1] |
Lake Tahoma is a private lake in the mountains of Western North Carolina, United States, in McDowell County.[1] It is fed by the waters of Buck Creek, a tributary of the Catawba River.[2] The lake is about 5 miles northwest of Marion.
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The Casino on Lake Tahoma
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Lake Tahoma and Pavilion, Black Mountain in background, 1936
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- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tahoma
- ^ Marion West, North Carolina, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
Categories:
- Reservoirs in North Carolina
- Bodies of water of McDowell County, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina geography stubs