NC Gazetteer

Island Creek Reservoir

A body of water in Granville County and Vance County
… in the NW corner of Vance County, is fed by Island Creek and Little Island Creek. It is separated from Kerr Lake by a dike that prevented the flooding of nearby tungsten mines. Extends about 5 mi. along the Granville-Vance county line. Formed about 1952 after the completion of Kerr Lake.