Largest lakes & reservoirs in Tennessee 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 33 articles we have published for Tennessee lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Tennessee > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Tennessee, only the 33 Tennessee lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Woods Reservoir, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
3,980 ac | 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) |
3,048 ac | 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 … |
| Parksville Lake, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
1,930 ac | Also known as Lake Ocoee, Ocoee Lake Parksville Lake, also known as Ocoee Reservoir, is one of three reservoirs in Polk County near Cleveland,TN. Together the reservoirs run through some … |
| Great Falls Lake (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
1,830 ac | Also known as Great Falls Reservoir, Rock Island Lake One of the best-kept secret destination lakes in the Middle Tennessee area is Great Falls Lake. The 1800-acre reservoir formed behind Great Falls Dam … |
| Finger Lakes of the South (East Tennessee, Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
1,734 ac | Also known as Chilhowie Lake, Calderwood Lake, Cheoah Lake. Chilhowie Reservoir, Calderwood Reservoir, Cheoah Reservoir Three reservoirs on the Little Tennessee River in northwestern North Carolina and Southeastern Tennessee offer some of the most spectacular wilderness … |
| 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 … |
| Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake (Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
1,000 ac | Also known as Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreation Lake The Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is the newest addition to water-based fun in West Tennessee. This brand-new lake opened for the first … |
| Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
872 ac | Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir is an impoundment of the South Fork Holston River near Kingsport, TN. Extending ten miles upstream from Fort Patrick Henr … |
| Eagle Lake, TN (Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
20 ac | Located in the southern end of the Meeman-Shelby State Park near Memphis, Tennessee, Eagle Lake is a secluded and shallow lake surrounded by a stunnin … |