Lakes / Tennessee / Lauderdale County / Lost Lake
Lost Lake, Tennessee
208 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.86 degrees N, 89.68 degrees W - Lauderdale 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 Lost Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 53 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardlows Pocket | Lauderdale | 1.6 mi | 82 acres |
| Grassy Lake | Lauderdale | 1.8 mi | 45 acres |
| Chisholm Lake | Lauderdale | 3.9 mi | 274 acres |
| Open Lake | Lauderdale | 4.7 mi | 1,101 acres |
| Right Hand Arm | Lauderdale | 5.0 mi | 94 acres |
| Rhodes Lake | Dyer | 8.2 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lost Lake
How Big Is Lost Lake?
Lost Lake covers 208 acres in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lauderdale County?
Open Lake is the largest lake in Lauderdale County, at 1,101 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 141197308). Verified October 30, 2026.