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LAKE GASTON
Lake Gaston is a beautiful inland lake formed by the Gaston Dam. It is the second lake in a series of three lakes resulting from dams for hydroelectric power. The 34 mile length starts at the Kerr Dam and extends along the Roanoke River Bed to the Gaston Dam near Thelma, NC. The shoreline is approximately 350-miles and covers 20,300 acres of water, rated A-2 by the NC Stream Sanitation Commission. Unlike other reservoir lakes, Lake Gaston has a carefully controlled water level which varies less than two feet under normal conditions. This beautiful lake offers ideal facilities for fishing, hunting, camping, boating and an array of water sports. There is no boating horsepower restrictions on the lake. A number of public launching ramps are available. Neighborhood marinas provide complete marine services. For those interested in fishing, large mouth bass, bream, crappie, sunfish, and several varieties of catfish are abundant. Developed land around the lake is in subdivisions, which are represented by property owner associations. Facilities and use of lake access in these subdivisions are restricted to the property owners and their guests. At the 1999 "Taste of Brunswick" Festival, sponsored by the Brunswick County/Lake Gaston Tourism Association, Brunswick County stewmaster, Jeff Daniel, was declared the World Champion, having been selected over competing stewmasters from Brunswick, Georgia. However, the coveted trophy was confiscated by the losers and carried to Georgia. Happily , the trophy is now housed in Brunswick County, Virginia, the home of the World Champion Stewmasters. Click on photos to enlarge.
Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce For more information contact the Brunswick County/Lake Gaston Tourism Office: 1-866-783-9768
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