Lakes / Tennessee / Hamblen County / Douglas Lake
Douglas Lake, Hamblen County, Tennessee
437 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.10 degrees N, 83.23 degrees W - Hamblen 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 Douglas Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 31 miles from Gatlinburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Lake | Jefferson | 11 mi | 29,224 acres |
| Cherokee Lake | Hamblen | 13 mi | 29,436 acres |
| Davy Crockett Lake | Greene | 21 mi | 204 acres |
| Waste Lagoon | Hawkins | 37 mi | 32 acres |
| Norris Lake | Union | 39 mi | 23,285 acres |
| Kingsport Reservoir | Sullivan | 45 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{EAB0E77A-858F-4E44-9CC4-472FBCE0DD76}
CountyHamblen
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates36.0983, -83.2341
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 {EAB0E77A-858F-4E44-9CC4-472FBCE0DD76}). Verified October 30, 2026.