Lakes / Mississippi / Panola County / Lower Lake
Lower Lake, Mississippi
365.2 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
34.40 degrees N, 89.80 degrees W - Panola 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 Lower Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 16 miles from Oxford, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis Lake | Lafayette | 9.2 mi | 33,218.53 acres |
| Enid Lake | Yalobusha | 18 mi | 6,290.32 acres |
| Lafayette Lake | Lafayette | 22 mi | 39.08 acres |
| Swearengen Lake | Yalobusha | 25 mi | 37.08 acres |
| Thunderbird Lake | DeSoto | 26 mi | 66.29 acres |
| Rain Cloud Lake | DeSoto | 26 mi | 40.01 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Mississippi
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardis Lake | Lafayette | 33,218.53 acres | - |
| 2 | Grenada Lake | Grenada | 16,988.3 acres | - |
| 3 | Arkabutla Lake | DeSoto | 11,389.45 acres | - |
| 4 | Enid Lake | Yalobusha | 6,290.32 acres | - |
| 5 | Bay Springs Lake | Tishomingo | 6,072.74 acres | - |
All 382 Mississippi lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 122924279). Verified October 30, 2026.