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{{About|a lake|the town|Lake Lure, North Carolina}}
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'''Lake Lure''' is ana artificial lake[[Reservoir|reservoir]], located near the eponymous town of [[Lake Lure, North Carolina|Lake Lure]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townoflakelure.com/|title=Town of Lake Lure|website=townoflakelure.com|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Gnis|989133|Lake Lure (reservoir)}}</ref>
==History==
In 1925, the Morse family created Carolina Mountain Power Company.<ref andname="unc-ll">{{cite fundedweb the|last1=Whittle construction|first1=Ashley |title=Lake Lure at Chimney Rock: America’s Greatest Scenic Playground |url=https://libjournals.unca.edu/specialcollections/lake-lure/lake-lure-at-chimney-rock-americas-greatest-scenic-playground/ |publisher=[[University of aNorth Carolina at Asheville]] Special Collections and Archives |publication-date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> This company funded dam construction on the [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]] (through a mortgage) which produced the lake after which the town is named.<ref Thename="unc-ll" full/> impoundmentThe ofdam Laketook Luretwo wasyears completedto inbuild 1927. At ordinary water levels,and Lake Lure coverswas approximatelyfinally {{convert|720|acre|km2}}impounded and has a shoreline of approximately {{convert|27|mi|km}}. In 1928, the hydroelectric plant began generating electricity for the Blue Ridge Power Company, one of the companies taken overfilled by [[Duke Power]]1927.<ref name="tll_egovelink">{{cite web |title=Lake Lure History and Description
|url=https://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/lakelure/published_documents/Annual%20Budget/FY%202018-2019%20Budget%20Documents/09%20Lake%20Lure%20History%20and%20Description.pdf |website=Lake Lure eGovLink |access-date=27 September 27, 2024}}</ref> DuringAt [[Hurricaneordinary Helenewater (2024)|Hurricane Helene]] in 2024levels, Lake Lure receivedcovers excessiveapproximately rain{{convert|720|acre|km2}} overand twohas days,a causingshoreline theof lakeapproximately to{{convert|27|mi|km}}.<ref fillname="tll_egovelink" and/> overtopIn 1928, the damhydroelectric promptingplant localbegan officialsgenerating to callelectricity for mandatorythe evacuationsBlue forRidge areasPower downstreamCompany, one of the dam.<ref>{{citecompanies webtaken |last1=Shiff|first1=Blairover |title=Lakeby Lure[[Duke dam failure prompts mandatory evacuation |url=https://wwwPower]].wcnc.com/article/weather/severe-weather/helene-lake-lure-dam-failure/275-ff893ea8-e29e-466a-95b4-857ea3fb8e18<ref |websitename=WCNC"tll_egovelink" Charlotte |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
Lake Lure, including the dam, was used for filming multiple scenes in the 1987 film ''[[Dirty Dancing]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruggeri |first=Amanda |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Dirty Dancing in the Blue Ridge Mountains |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20150309-dirty-dancing-in-the-blue-ridge-mountains |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=BBC}}</ref>
During [[Hurricane Helene (2024)|Hurricane Helene]] in 2024, Lake Lure received excessive rain over two days, causing the lake to fill and overtop the dam, which compromised structural supports and eroded both sides around the dam, prompting local officials to call for mandatory evacuations for areas downstream of the dam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shiff|first1=Blair |title=Lake Lure dam failure prompts mandatory evacuation |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/severe-weather/helene-lake-lure-dam-failure/275-ff893ea8-e29e-466a-95b4-857ea3fb8e18 |website=WCNC Charlotte |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Rutherford County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Reservoirs in North Carolina|Lure]]
[[Category:Broad River (Carolinas)]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Rutherford County, North Carolina|Lure]]
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