Hiwassee Lake is a man-made reservoir in Cherokee County, North Carolina.

Hiwassee Lake stretches along the river for approximately 22 miles (35 km) to the town of Murphy, North Carolina.

[2] The reservoir's operating level varies by roughly 38 feet (12 m) in a typical year.

[2] The Tennessee Valley Authority started work creating Hiwassee Lake in 1936.

The U.S. Navy tested torpedoes in Hiwassee Lake in 1942 during World War II.