Lakes / Mississippi / Yazoo County / Dump Lake
Dump Lake, Mississippi
410.51 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
32.65 degrees N, 90.61 degrees W - Yazoo 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 Dump Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- The largest lake in Yazoo County among those counted.
- About 34 miles from Jackson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Lake | Sharkey | 5.1 mi | 33.52 acres |
| Greasy Lake | Issaquena | 10 mi | 101.04 acres |
| Valley Park Lake | Issaquena | 15 mi | 100.34 acres |
| Yazoo City Cut-Off 1940 | Yazoo | 17 mi | 64.83 acres |
| Twin Lake | Warren | 17 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Cypress Lake | Issaquena | 18 mi | 195.04 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 147416012). Verified October 30, 2026.