Lakes / Tennessee / McNairy County / J J Madison Lake
J J Madison Lake, Tennessee
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.13 degrees N, 88.77 degrees W - McNairy 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 J J Madison Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 24% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 72 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill Pond Lake | McNairy | 5.9 mi | 169 acres |
| Lake Vonda | Hardeman | 8.3 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Hardeman | Hardeman | 9.9 mi | 30 acres |
| Muddy Creek Lake Number Twenty-one | Hardeman | 10.0 mi | 82 acres |
| Cub Creek Lake Number Two A | Hardeman | 11 mi | 41 acres |
| Cub Creek Tree Farm Lake | Hardeman | 11 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 124345530). Verified October 30, 2026.