Community Profile
Mountain Island Lake
Mountain Island Lake was created in 1924 to coincide with the building of Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station.
Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station
Mountain Island Lake is fed by the Catawba River, and is the smallest of the three man-made lakes that border Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Lake Norman, and Lake Wylie).
Mountain Island Lake is managed by Charlotte-based company Duke Energy. The lake has around 3,281 acres (13 km2) of surface area and 61 miles (98 km) of shorveline.
The primary function of Mountain Island Lake is to provide drinking water for residents of Mecklenburg, and Gaston County. The lake is also accessible to the public for boating and fishing use. Inside of Mountain Island Lake is a small island called Mountain Island.
In the last 10 years, the Mountain Island area has been growing at a tremendous pace. New shopping malls, along with the building of the new HWY 16 has made this a popular area and given rise to even more development to the west side of Lake Norman.
