Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mississippi 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 16 articles we have published for Mississippi lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Mississippi > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mississippi, only the 16 Mississippi 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… |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
33,280 ac | Also known as The Rez Ross Barnett Reservoir, known locally as The Rez, has found its way into the hearts of the Capital River region of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre reserv… |
| 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… |
| Aliceville Lake, AL/MS (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
8,300 ac | Also known as Pickensville Lake Aliceville Lake, known to fishing locals as Pickensville Lake, is one of 10 lakes on the 234-mile man-made Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Tenn-Tom,… |
| 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… |
| Okatibbee Lake, MS (Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
4,144 ac | Okatibbe Lake, located a few miles northwest of Meridian in the Pines Region of eastern Mississippi, is a nature lover’s retreat and water enthusiast’… |
| Aberdeen Lake, MS (Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
4,121 ac | Also known as Aberdeen Reservoir Standing on the top of the limestone bluffs looking down over magnificent Aberdeen Lake, visitors plan the day ahead. There will definitely be fishing… |
| Lake Washington MS (Delta Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
2,965 ac | Star of Mississippi’s Delta region, Lake Washington is an emblem of the ‘old’ South. Lake Washington is an oxbow lake, formed when the mighty Mississi… |
| 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… |