Lakes / Tennessee / Coffee County / Bedford Lake
Bedford Lake, Tennessee
50 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.50 degrees N, 86.25 degrees W - Coffee 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 Bedford Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 54 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Lake | Coffee | 4.1 mi | 3,124 acres |
| Lake Tullahoma | Coffee | 7.7 mi | 36 acres |
| Morton Lake | Coffee | 8.6 mi | 51 acres |
| Elaine Lake | Bedford | 12 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Womack | Coffee | 13 mi | 27 acres |
| AEDC Retention Reservoir | Coffee | 14 mi | 94 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bedford Lake
How Big Is Bedford Lake?
Bedford Lake covers 50 acres in Coffee County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Coffee County?
Normandy Lake is the largest lake in Coffee County, at 3,124 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 136618961). Verified October 30, 2026.