Lakes / Tennessee / Clay County / Dale Hollow Lake
Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee
25,511 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.58 degrees N, 85.31 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 Dale Hollow Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #6 for surface area among the Tennessee lakes counted so far - 25,511 acres.
- About 87 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standingstone Lake | Overton | 10 mi | 52 acres |
| Livingston City Lake | Overton | 16 mi | 43 acres |
| Wispering Winds Lake | Fentress | 20 mi | 47 acres |
| Jamestown Reservoir | Fentress | 27 mi | 74 acres |
| Jennings Creek Lake Number Eighteen | Jackson | 29 mi | 27 acres |
| Pine Ridge Lake | Overton | 29 mi | 75 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 120023102). Verified October 30, 2026.