ðɪ ˈʌwæɹi lˈeɪks ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə lˈeɪks kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə dˈæmɪŋ ʌvðə jˈædkɪn ænd pˈiː dˈiː ɹˈɪvɚz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɛstɚn slˈoʊps ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ˈʌwæɹi mˈaʊntɪnz.
The Uwharrie Lakes Region of North Carolina in the United States refers to the lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin and Pee Dee rivers along the western slopes of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains.