Lakes / Tennessee / Blount County / Fort Loudoun Lake
Fort Loudoun Lake, Tennessee
13,770 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.84 degrees N, 84.09 degrees W - Blount 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 Fort Loudoun Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- The largest lake in Blount County among those counted.
- About 12 miles from Knoxville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Hill Lake | Anderson | 12 mi | 5,758 acres |
| Lake in the Sky | Blount | 16 mi | 55 acres |
| Tellico Lake | Monroe | 17 mi | 15,159 acres |
| Whiteoak Lake | Roane | 20 mi | 2,271 acres |
| Chilhowee Lake | Monroe | 22 mi | 1,680 acres |
| Ballard Mill Lead Mine Pond | Monroe | 23 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{EDEB44A0-07F7-49F2-A41F-E2BF9C465131}
CountyBlount
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates35.8408, -84.0867
Questions About Fort Loudoun Lake
How Big Is Fort Loudoun Lake?
Fort Loudoun Lake covers 13,770 acres in Blount County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Blount County?
Fort Loudoun Lake is the largest lake in Blount County, at 13,770 acres.
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 {EDEB44A0-07F7-49F2-A41F-E2BF9C465131}). Verified October 30, 2026.