Lakes / Mississippi / Montgomery County / American Legion Lake
American Legion Lake, Montgomery County, Mississippi
67.57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
33.51 degrees N, 89.78 degrees W - Montgomery 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 American Legion Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- The largest lake in Montgomery County among those counted.
- About 61 miles from Oxford, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrentine Lake | Carroll | 2.2 mi | 54.81 acres |
| Bailey Lake | Carroll | 4.0 mi | 97.12 acres |
| Meadows Lake | Carroll | 4.9 mi | 33.66 acres |
| Carroll Lake | Carroll | 6.5 mi | 51.03 acres |
| Booths Lake | Carroll | 8.3 mi | 51.09 acres |
| Gee Lake | Carroll | 9.6 mi | 79.63 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 126695787). Verified October 30, 2026.