Lakes / Tennessee / Cumberland County / Canterbury Lake
Canterbury Lake, Tennessee
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.00 degrees N, 84.91 degrees W - Cumberland 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 Canterbury Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 55 miles from Knoxville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Creek Lake | Cumberland | 0.7 mi | 118 acres |
| Ryan Lake | Cumberland | 0.9 mi | 40 acres |
| Frances Lake | Cumberland | 3.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Fox Creek Lake | Cumberland | 3.5 mi | 146 acres |
| Larry Turner Lake | Cumberland | 4.2 mi | 103 acres |
| Linger Lake | Cumberland | 4.5 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Canterbury Lake
How Big Is Canterbury Lake?
Canterbury Lake covers 44 acres in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cumberland County?
Lake Tansi is the largest lake in Cumberland County, at 396 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 123941631). Verified October 30, 2026.