Lakes / Tennessee / Scott County / Howard H Baker Senior Lake
Howard H Baker Senior Lake, Tennessee
60 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.51 degrees N, 84.54 degrees W - Scott 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 Howard H Baker Senior Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- The largest lake in Scott County among those counted.
- About 51 miles from Knoxville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Lake | Scott | 2.2 mi | 27 acres |
| Pine Creek Number One Lake | Scott | 2.3 mi | 29 acres |
| Laxion Lake | Scott | 2.7 mi | 29 acres |
| Jamestown Reservoir | Fentress | 18 mi | 74 acres |
| La Follette Reservoir | Campbell | 22 mi | 33 acres |
| Cove Lake | Campbell | 23 mi | 167 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Howard H Baker Senior Lake
How Big Is Howard H Baker Senior Lake?
Howard H Baker Senior Lake covers 60 acres in Scott County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Scott County?
Howard H Baker Senior Lake is the largest lake in Scott County, at 60 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 38162133). Verified October 30, 2026.