Lakes / Mississippi / Carroll County / Bailey Lake
Bailey Lake, Carroll County, Mississippi
97.12 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
33.48 degrees N, 89.84 degrees W - Carroll 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 Bailey Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- The largest lake in Carroll County among those counted.
- About 64 miles from Oxford, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Lake | Carroll | 1.1 mi | 33.66 acres |
| Barrentine Lake | Carroll | 2.0 mi | 54.81 acres |
| American Legion Lake | Montgomery | 4.0 mi | 67.57 acres |
| Carroll Lake | Carroll | 4.7 mi | 51.03 acres |
| Booths Lake | Carroll | 4.8 mi | 51.09 acres |
| Gee Lake | Carroll | 5.7 mi | 79.63 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bailey Lake
How Big Is Bailey Lake?
Bailey Lake covers 97.12 acres in Carroll County, Mississippi.
What Is the Largest Lake in Carroll County?
Bailey Lake is the largest lake in Carroll County, at 97.12 acres.
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 126695957). Verified October 30, 2026.