Lakes / Tennessee / Sequatchie County / Deerhead Lake
Deerhead Lake, Tennessee
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.39 degrees N, 85.48 degrees W - Sequatchie 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 Deerhead Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 26 miles from Chattanooga, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| S K Johnson Lake | Grundy | 2.2 mi | 80 acres |
| Big Creek Lake | Grundy | 13 mi | 75 acres |
| Parker Lake | Grundy | 15 mi | 39 acres |
| Ramsey Lake | Grundy | 16 mi | 58 acres |
| Bickerstaff Lake | Bledsoe | 16 mi | 64 acres |
| Fall Creek Falls Lake | Van Buren | 19 mi | 302 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{44FD290B-DE9F-48A1-82D8-542A80C3F7AF}
CountySequatchie
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates35.3910, -85.4751
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 {44FD290B-DE9F-48A1-82D8-542A80C3F7AF}). Verified October 30, 2026.