Hyco Lake is a reservoir in Person and Caswell counties, North Carolina. It is the area's main destination for fishing, boating, water skiing, wake boarding, and recreation. It was built in the early 1960s as a dam for the first of Person County's Progress Energy Inc electric generating plants. It is the largest of Person County's two lakes, the other being Mayo Lake. The lake was constructed on the Hyco River and has three main tributaries; North Hyco Creek, South Hyco Creek, and Cobb's Creek. Interest in the lake for vacation homes has created numerous homes along its shores with relatively high property values. Over 1200 homes have been constructed around the lake with approximately 800 occupied year round. It runs through two main municipalities: Semora, and Leasburg, and one main town Roxboro located about ten miles (16 km) away from the lake.