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Bass Lake

Reservoir

Artificially impounded body of water.

Water

County

Wake County, North Carolina

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
35.6420995°, -78.8033438°

Elevation

308 ft. (94 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Bass Lake is covered by the Apex, NC US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Reservoirs

Sunset Lake	0.8 mi
Akins Pond Number One	0.8 mi
Akins Pond Number Two	1.2 mi
Pearson Pond	1.8 mi
Slaughter Pond	2.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Holly Springs, NC	2 mi
Fuquay-Varina, NC	4 mi
Five Points, NC	4 mi
Apex, NC	7 mi
Angier, NC	10 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Bass Lake Dam	Man-made	0.0 mi
Basal Creek	Water	0.7 mi
Sunset Lake Dam	Man-made	0.8 mi
Akins Pond Number One Dam	Man-made	0.8 mi
Akins Pond Number Two Dam	Man-made	1.2 mi

Nearby Photos

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Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is RALEIGH 4 SW which is approximately 9 miles away and has an elevation of 420 feet (112 feet higher than Bass Lake). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month	Precip	AVG High Temp	AVG Low Temp
January	4.43"	51.4°	32.0°
February	3.60"	55.7°	34.0°
March	4.44"	63.8°	40.8°
April	2.98"	72.7°	48.1°
May	3.95"	79.4°	56.9°
June	4.05"	85.8°	65.0°
July	4.48"	88.9°	69.3°
August	4.23"	87.2°	68.2°
September	4.41"	81.8°	62.3°
October	3.58"	72.2°	50.2°
November	3.19"	63.0°	41.9°
December	3.21"	54.2°	34.9°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 62% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 81% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 74% of other locations on record.