Lake Glenville

  • Man-made Reservoir
  • 8-miles north of Cashiers, NC
  • Formed in 1941 by damming the west fork of the Tuckaseegee River
  • Named ‘Thorpe Reservoir’ from 1951-2002
  • Depths up to 300 feet
  • 26 miles of shoreline
  • Lake Glenville is the highest lake east of the Mississippi River
  • There are two public boat ramps and one public beach