Lakes / Tennessee / Lauderdale County / Chisholm Lake
Chisholm Lake, Tennessee
274 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.85 degrees N, 89.61 degrees W - Lauderdale 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 Chisholm Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 54 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Lake | Lauderdale | 3.9 mi | 208 acres |
| Grassy Lake | Lauderdale | 4.2 mi | 45 acres |
| Right Hand Arm | Lauderdale | 5.0 mi | 94 acres |
| Wardlows Pocket | Lauderdale | 5.5 mi | 82 acres |
| Open Lake | Lauderdale | 5.8 mi | 1,101 acres |
| Rhodes Lake | Dyer | 7.4 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Chisholm Lake
How Big Is Chisholm Lake?
Chisholm Lake covers 274 acres in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lauderdale County?
Open Lake is the largest lake in Lauderdale County, at 1,101 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 141197355). Verified October 30, 2026.