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Lake Lure (Lake Lure, North Carolina)

USA / North Carolina / Lake Lure / Lake Lure, North Carolina

Construction of Lake Lure Dam began in 1925, and the full impoundment of Lake Lure was completed in 1927. At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles.
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Coordinates:   35°26'16"N   82°12'24"W

Comments

  • johnnycastle63 (guest)
    This is the lake Johnny and Baby practice running jumps in "Dirty Dancing". It looks like summer in movie but really was filmed in October 1986. No wonder Jennifer Grey looks so cold, the freezing water was a little nippley.
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