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Reservoir in Carrboro, North Carolina
University Lake
LocationCarrboro, North Carolina
TypeReservoir
Built1932
Surface area213 acres (86 ha)
Water volume600,000,000 US gallons (2.3×10 L; 500,000,000 imp gal)
References

University Lake is a manmade freshwater lake in Carrboro, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill created the lake in 1932 by building two dams, at the confluence of the Morgan Creek, Phil's Creek, Neville Creek, Price Creek, and Pritchard's Mill Creek. Marshes occur where the creeks meet with the lake, and this serves as environment for wildlife such as various species of waterfowl. It was originally built to act as a water reservoir for UNC's campus, and the neighboring communities of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Severe droughts in the 1960s and 1970s lowered the water level, and it soon became necessary for a new reservoir to be built to complement University Lake. It was the sole source of water to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority until the Cane Creek Reservoir was built. The lake is open in the summer for public fishing and recreation. The UNC women's rowing team also trains on the lake.

References

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  2. "University Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. Odum, Eugene; Taylor, Edmund; Coker, Coit; Breckenridge, Arnold (1935). "The Birds of Chapel Hill, North Carolina". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 51 (2): 312–340. ISSN 0013-6220. JSTOR 24332868.
  4. ^ "University Lake · Water at UNC-Chapel Hill · Carolina Story: Virtual Museum of University History". museum.unc.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. Cane Creek Water Supply Reservoir Permit: Environmental Impact Statement. 1981. p. 50.
  6. Day Trips from Raleigh-Durham: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7627-5210-2.
  7. Madry, Sarah Brandes (March 2004). Well Worth a Shindy: The Architectural and Philosophical History of the Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. iUniverse. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-595-30057-0.
  8. "Impact of Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986 on Selected Utilities in NOrth Carolina".
  9. "University Lake". www.visitchapelhill.org. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

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