Largest lakes & reservoirs in Hills Region, MS by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 8 articles we have published for Hills Region, MS lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Mississippi > Hills Region, MS > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Hills Region, MS, only the 8 Hills Region, MS lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Pickwick Lake, AL/MS/TN (Alabama, Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, Mountains Region, AL, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
43,100 ac | Also known as Pickwick Reservoir Pickwick Lake is a 43,100-acre reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with construction of Pickwick Landing Dam across the Tennesse… |
| Grenada Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
35,820 ac | Grenada Lake, located northeast of Grenada in Mississippi’s Hill Region, is the largest body of water lying completely within the state. With 35,820 a… |
| Sardis Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
32,500 ac | Sardis Lake is a popular visitor destination with over 5 million people flocking to the water each year. Located in the counties of Panola, Lafayette… |
| Enid Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
28,000 ac | Enid Lake, located in northern Mississippi’s Hill Region, is about an hour’s drive south of Memphis, Tennessee. Originally designed for flood control,… |
| Arkabutla Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
11,240 ac | Arkabutla Lake, a popular vacation destination located on the Scenic Loop 304 in Mississippi, is less than a half hour drive from Memphis. Over 2 mill… |
| Bay Springs Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
6,700 ac | Also known as Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam Bay Springs Lake, also known as the Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam, is the northernmost lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Bay Springs Lake is l… |
| Horn Lake, MS/TN (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
1,200 ac | Also known as "Lakeview" The Mississippi River has been flowing across North American for hundreds of thousands of years. Over time, however, its course changes or adjusts, so… |
| Chewalla Lake (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
260 ac | A little pool of heaven in the Mississippi Hills region describes Chewalla Lake. This 260-acre reservoir provides a place for a cooling swim, excellen… |