Lake Tahoma

Lake Tahoma
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Lake Tahoma
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Lake Tahoma
LocationMcDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35°43′37″N 82°05′04″W / 35.72694°N 82.08444°W / 35.72694; -82.08444[1]
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,401 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.

The Casino on Lake Tahoma
Lake Tahoma and Pavilion, Black Mountain in background, 1936

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tahoma
  2. ^ Marion West, North Carolina, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985