Lakes / Tennessee / Marion County / Clifftops Lake
Clifftops Lake, Tennessee
65 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.20 degrees N, 85.86 degrees W - Marion 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 Clifftops Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 33 miles from Chattanooga, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Lake | Franklin | 1.3 mi | 86 acres |
| Laurel Lake | Grundy | 2.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Goose Pond | Grundy | 6.1 mi | 27 acres |
| Ramsey Lake | Grundy | 11 mi | 58 acres |
| Cumberland Mountain Sd Company Lake | Grundy | 13 mi | 34 acres |
| Duncan Lake | Franklin | 13 mi | 50 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 139322653). Verified October 30, 2026.