Lakes / Tennessee / Wilson County / Ackers Lake
Ackers Lake, Tennessee
63 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.31 degrees N, 86.45 degrees W - Wilson County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Ackers Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 21 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Percy Priest Reservoir | Davidson | 16 mi | 14,035 acres |
| Portland City Lake | Sumner | 21 mi | 25 acres |
| Marrowbone Lake | Davidson | 26 mi | 58 acres |
| Radnor Lake | Davidson | 26 mi | 72 acres |
| Wartrace Lake | Robertson | 26 mi | 28 acres |
| Cordell Hull Reservoir | Jackson | 37 mi | 11,631 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Tennessee
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Lake | Henry | 144,085 acres | - |
| 2 | Watts Bar Lake | Roane | 33,441 acres | - |
| 3 | Cherokee Lake | Hamblen | 29,436 acres | - |
| 4 | Douglas Lake | Jefferson | 29,224 acres | - |
| 5 | Chickamauga Lake | Hamilton | 27,237 acres | - |
All 249 Tennessee lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 137322891). Verified October 30, 2026.