Largest lakes & reservoirs in Middle Tennessee by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 11 articles we have published for Middle Tennessee lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Tennessee > Middle Tennessee > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in Middle Tennessee, only the 11 Middle Tennessee lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Center Hill Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
492,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Center Hill Reservoir) Center Hill Lake is almost completely surrounded by the beautiful hardwood forested hills of the Tennessee Eastern Highlands. Center Hill Lake has 18,… |
| Old Hickory Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
420,000 ac-ft | Only half an hour outside of Nashville, Old Hickory Lake offers outdoor recreational opportunities for millions of visitors to the middle region of Te… |
| Tims Ford Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
325,400 ac-ft | (Also known as Tims Ford Reservoir) Nestled in south central Tennessee between Tullahoma and Winchester, the clear, deep water of the Elk River meets the wooded sloped shores of Tims For… |
| J. Percy Priest Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
202,000 ac-ft | (Also known as J. Percy Priest Reservoir) One of the most popular recreation sites in the Middle Tennessee region of J Percy Priest lake. Less than 15 minutes from downtown Nashville, the rese… |
| Cheatham Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
104,000 ac-ft | Middle Tennessee is blessed with a wealth of recreational opportunities created by Cheatham Lake. The lake itself is more properly called a wide spot… |
| Woods Reservoir, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
77,915 ac-ft | Located on Arnold Air Force Base between Nashville and Chattanooga in Tullahoma, Tennessee, Woods Reservoir is a fantastic place to fish. Its unique s… |
| Normandy Reservoir, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
65,600 ac-ft | (Also known as Normandy Lake, Lake Normandy) Situated in south central Tennessee near Manchester, Normandy Lake draws anglers, campers and boaters from all over. With its proximity to nearby Tims… |