Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Mississippi by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display 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 maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Mississippi, only the 16 Mississippi lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Okhissa Lake, MS (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
75 ft | Okhissa Lake, the first Bill Dance Signature Lake, opened to the public on November 7, 2007 with huge success. The 1,000-acre lake was created to enco… |
| Arkabutla Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
60 ft | 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… |
| Pickwick Lake, AL/MS/TN (Alabama, Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, Mountains Region, AL, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
59 ft | 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) |
50 ft | 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… |
| Aliceville Lake, AL/MS (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
42 ft | 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,… |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
35 ft | 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… |
| Horn Lake, MS/TN (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
27 ft | 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… |
| Lake Washington MS (Delta Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | 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… |
| Lake Tangipahoa (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Percy Quin Reservoir, Tangipahoa Reservoir Lake Tangipahoa is usually a quiet, unassuming little lake nestled within Percy Quin State Park in Mississippi’s Capital-River region. The 554-acre la… |
| Lake Bogue Homa, MS (Coastal Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | In Jones County of Mississippi’s Coastal region, Lake Bogue Homa covers 882 surface acres. A mild and “friendly” climate year round and the comfort of… |
| Aberdeen Lake, MS (Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
15 ft | 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… |
| Chewalla Lake (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
12 ft | 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… |
