Lakes / Mississippi / Clay County / Columbus Lake
Columbus Lake, Mississippi
2,493.28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
33.54 degrees N, 88.49 degrees W - Clay 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 Columbus Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- The largest lake in Clay County among those counted.
- About 51 miles from Tupelo, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Catherine | Lowndes | 5.6 mi | 52.78 acres |
| Norris Lake | Lowndes | 6.3 mi | 64.61 acres |
| Richardson Lake | Monroe | 12 mi | 33.42 acres |
| Lake Lowndes | Lowndes | 13 mi | 138.75 acres |
| Walker Lake | Clay | 15 mi | 57.41 acres |
| Aliceville Lake | Noxubee | 20 mi | 4,892.53 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Mississippi
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardis Lake | Lafayette | 33,218.53 acres | - |
| 2 | Grenada Lake | Grenada | 16,988.3 acres | - |
| 3 | Arkabutla Lake | DeSoto | 11,389.45 acres | - |
| 4 | Enid Lake | Yalobusha | 6,290.32 acres | - |
| 5 | Bay Springs Lake | Tishomingo | 6,072.74 acres | - |
All 382 Mississippi lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 140749833). Verified October 30, 2026.