Community Profile

Summary

The Lake Norman community consists of the towns of Mooresville, Huntersville, Troutman, Denver, Cornelius, Terrell and Sherrills Ford, all of which surround the lake. Lake Norman was created in 1963 by Duke Energy. Fed by the Catawba River, it is 34 miles long and is sometimes referred to as the “inland sea of North Carolina”. It has over 520 miles of shoreline and over one thousand islands of various sizes. The lake offers abundant fresh water fishing and hosts national fishing tournaments. The project has been named “Wild over LKN!” and it is sponsored by the Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists, a chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. For more information, go to www.lakenormanwildlife.org.