High Rock Lake

High Rock Lake is a reservoir situated on the Yadkin River in the counties of Davidson and Rowan in central North Carolina. The Tallassee Power Company, an entirely owned subsidiary of Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), built the lake in 1926–1927. It is the northernmost of four hydroelectric projects that were planned at the time to power Alcoa's Badin Works, a sizable aluminum smelting facility that was situated 16 miles downstream in the town of Badin. Alcoa maintained its Yadkin hydroelectric facilities after the Badin Works' ultimate closure in 2007 until it sold them to Cube Hydro Carolinas in 2016.

High Rock was one of the largest reservoirs in the country and the largest reservoir in North Carolina at the time of its completion.

One of the most beautiful lakes in North Carolina, top lakes for fishing is High Rock Lake. It frequently hosts other angling contests as well as Bassmaster Tournaments, including the Bassmaster Classic in 1994, 1995, and 1998. The lake is stocked with channel, blue, and flathead catfish as well as crappie and a variety of sunfish, including bluegill and shellcracker. White bass and striped bass hybrids are both widely distributed. Largemouth bass, which are abundant and of high quality and draw anglers from around the country, are the lake's most well-known fish species. This is most likely a result of the lake's relatively shallow depth and the vast variety of habitat that the bass like.

Location: Davidson / Rowan counties