Lakes / Tennessee / Scott County / Ponderosa Lake
Ponderosa Lake, Tennessee
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.48 degrees N, 84.53 degrees W - Scott 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 Ponderosa Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 50 miles from Knoxville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Number One Lake | Scott | 2.2 mi | 29 acres |
| Howard H Baker Senior Lake | Scott | 2.2 mi | 60 acres |
| Laxion Lake | Scott | 3.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Jamestown Reservoir | Fentress | 18 mi | 74 acres |
| La Follette Reservoir | Campbell | 21 mi | 33 acres |
| Cove Lake | Campbell | 21 mi | 167 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ponderosa Lake
How Big Is Ponderosa Lake?
Ponderosa Lake covers 27 acres in Scott County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Scott County?
Howard H Baker Senior Lake is the largest lake in Scott County, at 60 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 38162208). Verified October 30, 2026.