Lake Summit is a hydroelectric dammed reservoir in
Henderson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has a surface area of .
It is the largest lake in Henderson County.
History
The
Green River was dammed in 1920 by the Blue Ridge Power Company, now part of
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company ranked as the 141st largest company in the United States in 2024 – its highest-ever placement on the ...
, to provide power for Henderson County and the
Greenville area, creating Lake Summit. Prior to the damming, the land now under the water was occupied by some small number of family homes and a
gristmill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...
; these were demolished or moved as part of the construction process. The land around the lake was parceled up and sold to families.
In 1921, a bridge was constructed across the midsection of the lake. In 1983, the state DOT replaced the old
truss
A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as Beam (structure), beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure.
In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so ...
bridge crossing the river with a new concrete bridge nearby, preserving the old bridge as a walking path.
Recreation
The lake is private access and managed by the Lake Summit Property Owners Association.
Boaters must be residents of shorefront properties along the lake or have a permit for access; smaller water vessels, such as kayaks, however, have free right of way.
See also
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Lake Lure
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Lake Adger
References
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Reservoirs in North Carolina
Lakes of North Carolina