Lakes / Tennessee / Obion County / Carey Basin
Carey Basin, Tennessee
57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.42 degrees N, 89.33 degrees W - Obion 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 Carey Basin Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 96 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat Pocket | Obion | 1.6 mi | 27 acres |
| Mud Basin | Obion | 2.8 mi | 43 acres |
| Reading House Slough | Lake | 2.8 mi | 10,945 acres |
| Reelfoot Indian Creek Watershed Number Seven Reservoir | Obion | 7.3 mi | 78 acres |
| Reelfoot Indian Creek Number Ten Lake | Obion | 11 mi | 186 acres |
| Houser Creek Dam | Obion | 14 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carey Basin
How Big Is Carey Basin?
Carey Basin covers 57 acres in Obion County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Obion County?
Reelfoot Indian Creek Number Ten Lake is the largest lake in Obion County, at 186 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 66034742). Verified October 30, 2026.