Hope Mills Lake, also referred to as Hope Mills Lake #1, and by long-time citizens as The Pond, was a lake in Hope Mills in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Before it was a lake, it was a mill pond which was fed by Little Rockfish Creek. The mill pond was created in 1839 near the Hope Mills Dam for the first cotton mill in the area. At the time, the area was called Little Rockfish Village. In 2003, heavy rains caused the earthen dam to fail and the lake was unintentionally drained. By 2006, the lake had not been restored so the Friends of Hope Mills Lake was incorporated as a North Carolina non-profit organization to promote and raise funds for the timely restoration and preservation of the dam.[1] In 2008 the new dam was completed and full for the first time in 5 years. In June 2010, the Lake was intentionally drained for safety reasons, after an inspection discovered a sinkhole that was leaking water under the dam's structure.[2]

Hope Mills Lake
Hope Mills Lake in June 2010
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Hope Mills Lake
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Location of Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina, USA.
Hope Mills Lake
LocationHope Mills, Cumberland County, North Carolina, US
Coordinates34°58′25.59″N 78°56′43.10″W / 34.9737750°N 78.9453056°W / 34.9737750; -78.9453056
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLittle Rockfish Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area88 acres (36 ha)
The lake in 2010

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Hope Mills Lake". The Friends of Hope Mills Lake. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  2. ^ "Hope Mills Lake drained because of sinkhole". WRAL.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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