Lakes / Mississippi / Tishomingo County / Bay Springs Lake
Bay Springs Lake, Mississippi
6,072.74 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
34.57 degrees N, 88.31 degrees W - Tishomingo 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 Bay Springs Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the Mississippi lakes counted so far - 6,072.74 acres.
- About 31 miles from Tupelo, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake | Itawamba | 13 mi | 31.97 acres |
| Lake Itawamba | Itawamba | 18 mi | 44.34 acres |
| Cox Lake | Prentiss | 23 mi | 32.6 acres |
| Lake Lamar Bruce | Lee | 23 mi | 319.7 acres |
| Lake Mohawk | Tippah | 24 mi | 151.64 acres |
| Nita Lake | Itawamba | 24 mi | 25.68 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 140744257). Verified October 30, 2026.