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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Adger
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| location = [[Polk County, North Carolina]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|35.3346668|-82.2234098|format=dms|region:US-NC_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite GNIS|998824|Lake Adger|Jan 16, 2021}}</ref>
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| pushpin_map = North Carolina
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'''Lake Adger''' is a mountain lake in [[Polk County, North Carolina]], north of [[Tryon, North Carolina|Tryon]] and south of [[Lake Lure, North Carolina]].
==Overview==
The lake was formed in 1925 when Blue Ridge Power built a dam on the [[Green River (North Carolina)|Green River]] at Turner Shoals.<ref name="Tryon">{{cite web | url=http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/2011/02/02/power-in-polk-county/ | title=From Catawba Power to Duke Energy | publisher=Tryon Daily Bulletin | date=February 2, 2011 | accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> Lake Adger is approximately {{convert|438
Polk County now owns the Lake Adger Dam, all land under the water and all land to the high water line around Lake Adger. Lake Adger was named after Blue Ridge Power Company's founder, John Adger Law. John Adger Law's mother's maiden name was Adger and he chose to name the lake after her family' surname.<ref name="Tryon" /> The lake was originally named Turner Shoals Lake but John decided to change the name after the Dam was
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