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Lake Wylie

The man-made lake was first formed when the Catawba Power Company built the Catawba Dam and Power Plant near India Hook, South Carolina in 1904. This dam impounded the Catawba River and created Lake Catawba, which was utilized to create hydro-electric power. In 1905 the Catawba Power Company became part of the Southern Power Company.

In 1924 the Southern Power Company raised the level of the dam and a built a new Catawba Hydroelectric Station to replace the original. This new facility opened in August 1925, increasing the surface area of Lake Catawba from 668 acres (2.7 km2) to 13,400 acres (54 km2). The Southern Power Company was merged with Duke Power Company in 1927.

In October 1960 the power station was renamed the Wylie Hydroelectric Station and the lake was renamed Lake Wylie, both in honor of Dr. Walker Gill Wylie, one of the founders of the original Catawba Power Company that had created the lake and become Duke Power.

Lake Wylie's location on both the South Carolina and North Carolina borders makes it a common recreational destination for residents of nearby cities including Charlotte, Fort Mill, and Rock Hill. Duke Power manages six public boat access areas on the lake. There are also two towns that are located on Lake Wylie including, Tega Cay and Lake Wylie

Lake Wylie is one of eleven lakes on the Catawba River and is the second oldest lake in the Catawba River Chain which is a chain of lakes that's operated as a system, with water being moved around each lake on the chain system through Duke Power. The lake has a surface area of approximately 13,443 acres (54 km2) with 325 miles (523 km) of shoreline, and stretches from the Mountain Island Dam, south of Mountain Island Lake in North Carolina to the Wylie Dam on the south end of the lake. The average depth of the lake is just over twenty feet.

The Catawba Nuclear Generating Station is located on the south-western part of the lake, and draws its cooling water from the lake. Allen Steam Station located on the northern part of the lake (west of Charlotte) also draws its cooling water from the lake.

Boat Sales and Service Marinas (on the water) Gas Stations

Palmetto Boat Center
2840 New Easley Highway
Greenville, SC 29611
864-269-6200

Lake Wylie Boat Yacht Sales
16310 York Rd Ste B21, Charlotte, NC
(704) 588-8828

Boat Sales of Lake Wylie
4046 Charlotte Hwy, Clover, SC
(803) 631-5430

Sea Ray Boats Inc
310 Blucher Cir, Clover, SC
(803) 831-2101

Pier 88 Yacht Club
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC
(803) 831-0088

Carolina Marine
4580 Charlotte Hwy, Clover, SC
(803) 631-4840

Gregory's Marine & RVLLC
3021 Mount Gallant Rd, Rock Hill, SC
(803) 329-5333

Huntley Marine
307 N Polk St, Pineville, NC
(704) 889-2111

New Hope Marine
3717 S New Hope Rd, Gastonia, NC
(704) 376-5107

Long Cove Marina & Yacht Club
14624 Rainbarrel Rd, Charlotte, NC (704) 588-1467

Terry's Marina
14131 Pine Harbor Rd, Charlotte, NC (704) 588-0418

Lake Club Marina
4500 Harbor Inn Rd, Rock Hill, SC (803) 324-2232

Harbortowne Marina & Ships

220 Commodore Ct, Belmont, NC (704) 825-5050

Tega Cay Marina Ltd
1 Marina Dr, Tega Cay, SC (803) 548-3715

Pier 88 Yacht Club
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-0088

LAKE WYLIE YACHT CLUB
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-1002

River Hills Marina Club Inc
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-1802

CATAWBA YACHT CLUB
19899 Youngblood Rd, Charlotte, NC

Long Cove Marina & Yacht Club
14624 Rainbarrel Rd, Charlotte, NC (704) 588-1467

Terry's Marina
14131 Pine Harbor Rd, Charlotte, NC (704) 588-0418

Lake Club Marina
4500 Harbor Inn Rd, Rock Hill, SC (803) 324-2232

Harbortowne Marina & Ships

220 Commodore Ct, Belmont, NC (704) 825-5050

Tega Cay Marina Ltd
1 Marina Dr, Tega Cay, SC (803) 548-3715

Pier 88 Yacht Club
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-0088

LAKE WYLIE YACHT CLUB
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-1002

River Hills Marina Club Inc
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-1802

CATAWBA YACHT CLUB
19899 Youngblood Rd, Charlotte, NC

Boat Rentals Restaurants Lodging

Carolina Boat Rentals
3709 Sweetgrass Ln, Charlotte, NC (704) 541-7058

Pier 88 Yacht Club
54 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (803) 831-0088

Tega Cay Marina
1 Marina Rd, Clover, SC (704) 543-1899

Bucks Fishing Charters
Gastonia, NC (704) 674-4239

Lake Norman Yacht Charters Inc
10144 Buggy Horse Rd, Charlotte, NC (704) 542-5492

Lake Club Marina
4500 Harbor Inn Rd, Rock Hill, SC (803) 324-2232

T-Bones On the Lake
3990 Charlotte Hwy, Lake Wylie, SC
(803) 831-0170

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