The oldest lake on the Catawba River, dammed in 1904.
Lake Wylie is the oldest lake on the Catawba River, first dammed near Fort Mill, South Carolina in 1904 and rebuilt in 1924 — 13,443 acres and 325 miles of shoreline straddling the North Carolina-South Carolina border just southwest of Charlotte.
Lake Wylie straddles the North Carolina-South Carolina border southwest of Charlotte, the oldest lake on the Catawba River, first dammed in 1904 and rebuilt in 1924 by the Catawba Power Company, a Duke Energy predecessor. Papa Doc's Shore Club anchors dock-and-dine dining on the South Carolina side; Drift on Lake Wylie, in Belmont, covers the North Carolina side's elevated waterfront dining. Tailrace Marina in Mount Holly, Ebenezer Park in Rock Hill, and Buster Boyd Access Area at the state line cover the lake's boating access. Publix in Lake Wylie, SC handles the grocery run; Rock Hill's Piedmont Medical Center covers the hospital.
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