Lakes / Mississippi / Copiah County / Allen Lake
Allen Lake, Mississippi
54.93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
31.93 degrees N, 90.18 degrees W - Copiah 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 Allen Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 25 miles from Jackson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Copiah | Copiah | 13 mi | 175.78 acres |
| Reno Sportsman Lake | Rankin | 16 mi | 62.98 acres |
| Phillips Lake | Simpson | 18 mi | 32.09 acres |
| Reigelea Lake | Hinds | 18 mi | 53.23 acres |
| Lake Dockery | Hinds | 19 mi | 45.34 acres |
| Lake Catherine | Hinds | 21 mi | 79.48 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Mississippi
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardis Lake | Lafayette | 33,218.53 acres | - |
| 2 | Grenada Lake | Grenada | 16,988.3 acres | - |
| 3 | Arkabutla Lake | DeSoto | 11,389.45 acres | - |
| 4 | Enid Lake | Yalobusha | 6,290.32 acres | - |
| 5 | Bay Springs Lake | Tishomingo | 6,072.74 acres | - |
All 382 Mississippi lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 121476475). Verified October 30, 2026.