Lakes / Mississippi / Franklin County / Okhissa Lake
Okhissa Lake, Mississippi
1,041.07 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
31.42 degrees N, 90.83 degrees W - Franklin 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 Okhissa Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 72 miles from Jackson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Lake | Lincoln | 15 mi | 100.74 acres |
| Greengate Lake | Amite | 17 mi | 34.62 acres |
| American Legion Lake | Jefferson | 21 mi | 27.62 acres |
| Dixie Springs Lake | Pike | 23 mi | 102.62 acres |
| Lake Tangipahoa | Pike | 24 mi | 422.62 acres |
| Clarks Lake | Lincoln | 29 mi | 100.11 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 ad53f0d3-d913-49c2-9f1e-b3129622aa31). Verified October 30, 2026.