Lakes / Tennessee / Lawrence County / New Shoal Creek Reservoir
New Shoal Creek Reservoir, Tennessee
76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.23 degrees N, 87.36 degrees W - Lawrence 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 New Shoal Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 60% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 72 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Crockett Lake | Lawrence | 3.2 mi | 35 acres |
| Laurel Hill Lake | Lawrence | 13 mi | 292 acres |
| Dan Maddox Fishing Lake | Lewis | 15 mi | 55 acres |
| Dan Maddox Lake | Lewis | 15 mi | 103 acres |
| Napier Lake | Lewis | 17 mi | 38 acres |
| Arrow Lake | Maury | 21 mi | 62 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About New Shoal Creek Reservoir
How Big Is New Shoal Creek Reservoir?
New Shoal Creek Reservoir covers 76 acres in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lawrence County?
Laurel Hill Lake is the largest lake in Lawrence County, at 292 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 87861387). Verified October 30, 2026.