Lake Mattamuskeet

Lake Mattamuskeet
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Location	Hyde County, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	35°29′55″N 76°11′20″W / 35.4987°N 76.1890°W / 35.4987; -76.1890
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	18 mi (29 km)
Max. width	7 mi (11 km)
Average depth	2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m)

Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in North Carolina. It is a shallow coastal lake, averaging 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) feet in depth, and stretches 18 miles (29 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide. Lake Mattamuskeet lies on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.

Lake Mattamuskeet is the location of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge as well as surrounding public and private lands in eastern North Carolina are a major wintering site for waterfowl including ducks like northern pintail and green-wing teal, geese like Canada geese and tundra swans.