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This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]
Stroud owned them and the power the dam generated until 1965. In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the legislation that authorized the Town of Lake Lure to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring the assets from Stroud. The dam, power company, and real estate of Lake Lure were acquired by the Town of Lake Lure in 1965. [3]
The portion of the river upstream of Lake Lure, near Chimney Rock, is commonly known as the Rocky Broad River by locals. [7] In 2024, the river experienced severe flooding during Hurricane Helene , which caused severe damage to surrounding communities.
At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.
The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...
Lake Lure is considered a “high” hazard dam, according to the National Inventory of Dams — a classification that means failure or malfunction is likely to cause loss of life.
The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in Summer 2021. In 2013, the original bridge carrying US 74A, built in 1927 and put out of use in 2010 when a wider replacement was completed, was converted into a garden known as the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge. The bridge was the subject of a 2016 TED Talk by local retiree William Miller, who spearheaded the project.
The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin. At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam was ...