Lakes / Tennessee / Polk County / London Mills Tailings Pond
London Mills Tailings Pond, Tennessee
281 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.05 degrees N, 84.36 degrees W - Polk 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 London Mills Tailings Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 54 miles from Chattanooga, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Pond | Polk | 2.3 mi | 50 acres |
| Campbell Cove Lake | Polk | 2.6 mi | 65 acres |
| Ocoee Number Three Lake | Polk | 4.7 mi | 545 acres |
| Lake Ocoee | Polk | 14 mi | 1,847 acres |
| Laurel Mountain Lake | Monroe | 26 mi | 49 acres |
| Indian Boundary Lake | Monroe | 28 mi | 93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About London Mills Tailings Pond
How Big Is London Mills Tailings Pond?
London Mills Tailings Pond covers 281 acres in Polk County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Polk County?
Lake Ocoee is the largest lake in Polk County, at 1,847 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 132765198). Verified October 30, 2026.