Lake Gaston Welcomes You!

     Lake Gaston is truly on of the superior lakes in the country.  It is some 20,000 acres and 34 miles long and approximately 1½ miles wide at the lower end of the lake.  It has over 350 miles of shoreline.  Lake Gaston begins at Kerr Dam, a lake built in 1953 for flood control.  Below Lake Gaston is Roanoke Rapids Lake, a smaller lake built in 1955 for hydroelectric power.  Gaston Dam completed in 1963 borders the counties of Mecklenburg and Brunswick in Virginia and the counties of Warren, Halifax and Northampton in North Carolina.  Normal height of the water is 200 feet above sea level and by regulation the water depth may vary only one foot plus or minus from the normal level except in case of emergency.

     Lake Gaston is well stocked with game fish, which include striped bass or rockfish, large mouth bass, crappie, sunfish and several varieties of catfish.  Other species of fish sometimes caught are walleye, yellow perch and chain pickerel.

     Hunting for many species of game is prevalent in many areas near the lake.

     There are hundreds of subdivisions around the lake where many own retirement homes and many others own homes for weekends or vacations.  Many of the latter may be rented for weekends and/or full weeks of vacation, rentals available through some of the local Realtors.  There are a few campgrounds and a minimum of public facilities on the lake.

     Within a radius of 34 miles from Eatons Ferry Bridge, the only mid-point lake crossing, are hospitals, numerous doctors and dentists, shopping, supermarkets, churches, many convenience stores, several marinas, and builders.  Activities include Fireworks Display held on the Saturday nearest the 4th of July at Eatons Ferry Bridge, The Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce Battle of the Barbeque held on Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, Lions Club Seafood Festival the first Saturday in October and the Lakeland Arts Center which produces many musicals and plays each year.  Restaurants abound in all of the cities and town surrounding the lake.

Conveniently located between I 95 and I 85.

For information contact:
Marge@LakeGastonInfo.com
www.LakeGastonConnection.com

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