Lakes / Tennessee / Stewart County / Bards Lake
Bards Lake, Tennessee
255 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.56 degrees N, 87.91 degrees W - Stewart 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 Bards Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 69 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Two | Stewart | 7.9 mi | 33 acres |
| Kentucky Lake | Henry | 10.0 mi | 144,085 acres |
| Lake Barkley | Stewart | 11 mi | 93 acres |
| Cross Creek Reservoir | Stewart | 11 mi | 29 acres |
| Pool Five | Stewart | 12 mi | 333 acres |
| Lake Barkley | Stewart | 13 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bards Lake
How Big Is Bards Lake?
Bards Lake covers 255 acres in Stewart County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Stewart County?
Pool Five is the largest lake in Stewart County, at 333 acres.
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 58824153). Verified October 30, 2026.