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Permits for Shoreline Activities

Check our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to commonly asked questions about the permitting process.

Lake Use Permit Application fees and Catawba-Wateree Habitat Enhancement Program (HEP) fees will increase effective January 15, 2025. Complete applications submitted after January 14, 2025 will be charged the new fee(s) as outlined in the updated fee schedule and Catawba-Wateree Habitat Enhancement Program Fee document. Please email lakeservices@duke-energy.com if you have any questions.

Want to build a dock or pier on a Duke Energy lake? Want to stabilize the shoreline? What about maintenance to your dock?

Before you implement any activities on Duke Energy’s lake property or within the FERC Project Boundary see table below for links to required forms and fees for each lake.

Lake Services encourages applicants to submit permit applications electronically via the Lake Access Permit System (LAPS) tool. Applicants are required to create a profile prior to beginning an application and encouraged to have all required documents saved electronically (acceptable formats include PDF, JPG, and JPEG). Application and HEP fees can be paid via credit/debit card or ACH.

Lake System

Lake

Links to Forms and Fee Schedules

Catawba-Wateree

James
Rhodiss
Hickory
Lookout Shoals
Norman
Mountain Island
Wylie
Fishing Creek
Rocky Creek
Wateree

Keowee-Toxaway

Lake Keowee
Lake Jocassee

Nantahala Area

Bear Creek Lake
Cedar Cliff
Lake Glenville
Nantahala Lake
Wolf Creek

Yadkin-Pee Dee

Lake Tillery
Blewett Falls Lake

Other Lakes

Hyco Lake

Contact the Person Caswell Lake Authority
336.599.4343

Belews Lake

No new docks permitted.

Lake Robinson

Please note Duke Energy doesn’t allow private construction at the following Duke Energy lakes: Blewett Falls, Brunswick, Great Falls, Harris, Mayo, Sutton, Julian, Ninety-Nine Islands, Tanasee Creek, Tuckasegee, Queens Creek, Waterville.

Required Documents for a Lake Use Application

Other helpful links when applying for a lake use permit:

Knowledgeable contractor lists:

Dock Design Information:

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

More information on Shoreline Management