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Place	Description
Lake Palcoy	in central Haywood County near Lake Junaluska.
Lake Park	community in NW Union County. Inc. 1993.
Lake Phelps	natural freshwater lake in E Washington County and W Tyrrell County, the bed of which is thought to have been formed by the impact of a meteor. The lake surface covers 16,600 acres, with a max. depth of 12 ft.; mean alt. 10 ft. Owned by the state of North Carolina and included in Pettigrew State Park, which see. Said to have been named for Josiah Phelps, one of a group of explorers who discovered it in 1775. Known for a while as Scuppernong Lake and appears as such on the Collet map, 1770. Used for fishing, swimming, and boating.
Lake Point	point of land on the SW tip of Durant Island, central Dare County.
Lake Raleigh	in central Wake County on Walnut Creek. Formed in 1900. Covers 72 acres and has max. depth of 25 ft. Used for municipal water supply.
Lake Reidsville	in Rockingham County on Troublesome Creek. Built in 1972 to serve as part of Reidsville's water supply and for recreational activities such as fishing, waterskiing, and camping. Covers 750 acres.
Lake Rogers	See Creedmoor Lake.
Lake Run	flows S from Little Singletary Lake, NE Bladen County, into Ellis Creek.
Lake Santeetlah	See Santeetlah Lake.
Lake Sapphire	central Transylvania County on Allison Creek approx. 1½ mi. N of town of Brevard. Covers 3 acres, with a max. depth of 30 ft. Used for recreation. See also Sapphire Lake.