North Carolina
Rutherford County
No fish consumption advisory is on file for any of the 23 named waters in Rutherford County.
That doesn't mean they've been cleared
Most waters in the United States have never been sampled for contaminants. An absence of an advisory means North Carolina hasn't published one — not that the fish have been tested and found safe. Check North Carolina DHHS — Fish Consumption Advisories before eating your catch, and see North Carolina's statewide guidance, which applies to waters with no rule of their own.
Named waters in Rutherford County
23 waters with no advisory on file. Listed so you can confirm we've looked — not as evidence the fish are safe.
- Bald Mountain Lake
- Bell Lake
- Burlington Lake
- Cone Mills Lake
- Forest Lake
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Lake
- Green River
- Hayes Lake
- Hickory Nut Lower Lake
- Hickory Nut Upper Lake
- Isothermal Community College Lake
- Lake Brooks
- Lake Lure
- Little First Broad River
- Matt Brooks Lake
- McCall Lake
- Murray Hilton Lake
- Occoneechee Lake
- Second Broad River
- Sunnyside Lake
- The Mountains Lake
- The Pools
- W W Jones Lake