Lakes / Tennessee / Obion County / Rat Pocket
Rat Pocket, Tennessee
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.44 degrees N, 89.33 degrees W - Obion 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 Rat Pocket Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 98 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Basin | Obion | 1.3 mi | 43 acres |
| Carey Basin | Obion | 1.6 mi | 57 acres |
| Reading House Slough | Lake | 3.7 mi | 10,945 acres |
| Reelfoot Indian Creek Watershed Number Seven Reservoir | Obion | 6.6 mi | 78 acres |
| Reelfoot Indian Creek Number Ten Lake | Obion | 11 mi | 186 acres |
| Houser Creek Dam | Obion | 14 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rat Pocket
How Big Is Rat Pocket?
Rat Pocket covers 27 acres in Obion County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Obion County?
Reelfoot Indian Creek Number Ten Lake is the largest lake in Obion County, at 186 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 66034283). Verified October 30, 2026.