NC Gazetteer

Lookout Shoals Lake

A lake in Catawba County, Alexander County and Iredell County
… on Catawba River, bounded by Iredell and Alexander Counties on the N and Catawba County on the s. Formed by a dam constructed in 1915 by Duke Power Co. Covers 1,270 acres. Source of hydroelectric power; fishing, boating, and camping. See also Island Ford.