Lakes / Mississippi / Prentiss County / Cox Lake
Cox Lake, Mississippi
32.6 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
34.67 degrees N, 88.70 degrees W - Prentiss 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 Cox Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 28 miles from Tupelo, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mohawk | Tippah | 1.6 mi | 151.64 acres |
| Dumas Lake | Tippah | 9.9 mi | 31.72 acres |
| Tippah County Lake | Tippah | 17 mi | 102.06 acres |
| Rainey Lake | Tippah | 17 mi | 31.89 acres |
| Lake Lamar Bruce | Lee | 19 mi | 319.7 acres |
| Liddon Lake | Alcorn | 20 mi | 30.84 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 124348866). Verified October 30, 2026.