Lake Tillery is the manmade lake between Badin Lake and Blewitt Falls Lake in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of North Carolina. It is located entirely within Stanly County and Montgomery County, NC. The lake was created by the daming of the Pee Dee River which is newly formed by the junction of the Yadkin River with the Uwharrie River several miles to the north. Norwood, NC in neighboring Stanly County uses as its town motto "Gateway to Lake Tillery".
Pee Dee River
River, North and South Carolina, U.S. Rising as the Yadkin River in the Blue Ridge in northwestern North Carolina, it flows southeast into Winyah Bay near Georgetown, S.C. It is 233 mi (375 km) long. The lower Pee Dee is navigable for 90 mi (145 km).
Uwharrie Lakes Region
The Uwharrie Lakes Region of North Carolina in the United States refers to the lakes created by the daming of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River along the western slopes of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains. The region consists of High Rock Lake in the north, followed by Tuckertown Reservoir, Badin Lake, Lake Tillery, and finally Blewitt Falls Lake in the south. The region is bordered by the Uwharrie National Forest in the east and lies within Stanly County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Anson County, NC, and Richmond County, NC.