Lakes / Tennessee / Rhea County / Blue Spring Slough
Blue Spring Slough, Tennessee
59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.57 degrees N, 84.86 degrees W - Rhea 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 Blue Spring Slough Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 44 miles from Chattanooga, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Slough | Meigs | 14 mi | 3,269 acres |
| Tranquilechee Lake | Cumberland | 15 mi | 25 acres |
| Watts Bar Lake | Roane | 17 mi | 33,441 acres |
| Chickamauga Lake | Hamilton | 20 mi | 27,237 acres |
| Sweetwater Creek Watershed Number One Reservoir | McMinn | 20 mi | 45 acres |
| Lake Tansi | Cumberland | 24 mi | 396 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 139291406). Verified October 30, 2026.