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Porters Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Lake, Tennessee
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.02 degrees N, 88.95 degrees W - Hardeman 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 Porters Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 63 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrun Lake Number Two | Hardeman | 2.3 mi | 59 acres |
| Rogers Spring Lake | Hardeman | 2.5 mi | 33 acres |
| Muddy Creek Lake Number Twenty-one | Hardeman | 4.2 mi | 82 acres |
| Candlewood Lake | Hardeman | 4.4 mi | 35 acres |
| Cub Creek Tree Farm Lake | Hardeman | 6.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Cub Creek Lake Number Two A | Hardeman | 7.9 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Porters Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Lake
How Big Is Porters Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Lake?
Porters Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Lake covers 41 acres in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hardeman County?
Whiteville Lake is the largest lake in Hardeman County, at 142 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 124399706). Verified October 30, 2026.