Editing Lexington, North Carolina (section)

===High Rock Lake===
[[Image:Abbottscreek.jpg|thumb|[[High Rock Lake]]]]
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The second largest lake in North Carolina, High Rock Lake is located a few miles south of Lexington. Its water surface covers {{convert|15180|acre|km2|0}}, and it has {{convert|365|mi|km|0}} of shoreline. It begins at the confluence of the [[Yadkin River|Yadkin]] and South Yadkin rivers.

High Rock Lake has long been considered one of the best fishing lakes of North Carolina.<ref>[http://www.ncgameandfish.com/fishing/bass-fishing/nc_aa073803a/index.html North Carolina Summer Bass Fishing] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724163759/http://www.ncgameandfish.com/fishing/bass-fishing/nc_aa073803a/index.html |date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref> It is the site of the Bassmaster Tournaments, including the [[Bassmaster Classic]] in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2007<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050214135636/http://www.campingfriend.com/HighRockLakeMarinaandCampground/ Camping in Piedmont, North Carolina]. campingfriend.com</ref> and frequently is used for other angling competitions. The lake is stocked with [[channel catfish|channel]], [[blue catfish|blue]], and [[flathead catfish]], plus [[crappie]] and several different [[Centrarchidae|sunfish]], such as [[bluegill]], [[shellcracker]] and others.  [[Striped bass|Striper]] and their [[Hybrid striped bass|hybrids]], as well as [[white bass]], are also abundant.

The lake is best known for its quantity and quality of [[largemouth bass]], which attract anglers from all over the United States.  This is likely due to the relatively shallow nature of the lake and the favorable habitat for the bass.