Kings Mountain Reservoir
Cleveland County, North Carolina1,284 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Temperature
- 72 ft max depth
Kings Mountain Reservoir in Cleveland County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 72 ft. Surface area: 1284 acres.
Kings Mountain Reservoir is a 1,284-acre lake in Cleveland County, North Carolina with a maximum depth of 72 feet (46-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Kings Mountain Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water72 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water1,284 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kings Mountain Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kings Mountain Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Kings Mountain Reservoir
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Kings Mountain Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
72 ft
Average depth
45.9 ft
Surface area
1,284 acres
Shoreline
28.3 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Kings Mountain Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NC9-53-(2.9)b · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Kings Mountain Reservoir
Where is Kings Mountain Reservoir?
- Kings Mountain Reservoir is a lake in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kings Mountain Reservoir?
- Kings Mountain Reservoir in Cleveland County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 72 ft. Surface area: 1284 acres.
Is Kings Mountain Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kings Mountain Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kings Mountain Reservoir?
- Kings Mountain Reservoir has a maximum depth of 72 feet and an average depth of 45.9 feet. The lake covers 1284 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Kings Mountain Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database