B. Everett Jordan Lake

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B. Everett Jordan Lake is a large man-made reservoir in central North Carolina known for recreation, wildlife habitat, and regional water supply and flood control.

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B. Everett Jordan Lake canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
protected area
reservoir
completedIn 1974
constructionBegan 1967
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ecosystemType Piedmont reservoir
filledIn early 1980s
hasFacility boat ramps
campgrounds
marinas
picnic areas
swim beaches
hasIssue nutrient pollution concerns
impoundedBy B. Everett Jordan Dam
inflow Haw River
Morgan Creek
New Hope Creek
locatedIn Cape Fear River
surface form: Cape Fear River Basin

Chatham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina
North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
central North Carolina
manages regional water supply for central North Carolina
maximumDepth approximately 120 feet
approximately 38 meters
namedAfter B. Everett Jordan
Benjamin Everett Jordan
near Apex, North Carolina
Cary
surface form: Cary, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
outflow Haw River
partOf Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
purpose flood control
recreation
water quality management
water supply
wildlife habitat
recreationActivity birdwatching
boating
camping
fishing
hiking
swimming
regulates downstream flows in the Cape Fear River system
shoreLength approximately 180 miles
surfaceArea approximately 13940 acres
approximately 56 square kilometers

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Chatham County, North Carolina hasReservoir B. Everett Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area hasBodyOfWater B. Everett Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area centeredOn B. Everett Jordan Lake
B. Everett Jordan honor B. Everett Jordan Lake