Lakes / Alabama / Coosa County / Mitchell Lake
Mitchell Lake, Alabama
5,400.24 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alabama
32.87 degrees N, 86.45 degrees W - Coosa 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 Mitchell Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 371 lakes counted in Alabama.
- The largest lake in Coosa County among those counted.
- About 35 miles from Montgomery, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lake | Elmore | 16 mi | 5,456.09 acres |
| Lay Lake | Shelby | 17 mi | 13,367.04 acres |
| Lake Tate | Talladega | 20 mi | 30.39 acres |
| Caudles Lake | Talladega | 21 mi | 68.7 acres |
| Speigner Lake | Elmore | 21 mi | 312.34 acres |
| Brantley Lake | Chilton | 22 mi | 29.65 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Alabama
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntersville Lake | Jackson | 65,603.24 acres | - |
| 2 | Wheeler Lake | Limestone | 52,372.46 acres | - |
| 3 | Martin Lake | Tallapoosa | 40,186.87 acres | - |
| 4 | Pickwick Lake | Lauderdale | 34,469.69 acres | - |
| 5 | Weiss Lake | Cherokee | 25,519.1 acres | - |
All 371 Alabama lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 89422427). Verified October 30, 2026.