Lakes / Mississippi / Webster County / American Legion
American Legion, Mississippi
39.06 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
33.63 degrees N, 89.29 degrees W - Webster 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 Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- The largest lake in Webster County among those counted.
- About 53 miles from Oxford, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantee Lake | Webster | 15 mi | 32.54 acres |
| Beat Three Lake | Montgomery | 16 mi | 45.31 acres |
| Scarbrough Lake | Chickasaw | 21 mi | 40.57 acres |
| Oktibbeha County Lake | Oktibbeha | 22 mi | 323.76 acres |
| Simpson Lake | Chickasaw | 23 mi | 50.43 acres |
| Gullicks Lake | Calhoun | 27 mi | 47.47 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 126691222). Verified October 30, 2026.