Lakes / Mississippi / Winston County / Ross Branch Reservoir
Ross Branch Reservoir, Mississippi
30.99 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
33.27 degrees N, 88.86 degrees W - Winston 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 Ross Branch Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 69 miles from Tupelo, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Arm | Noxubee | 4.2 mi | 35.93 acres |
| Bluff Lake | Noxubee | 4.7 mi | 469.95 acres |
| Loakfoma Lake | Noxubee | 4.9 mi | 312.66 acres |
| Barge Lake | Noxubee | 9.9 mi | 47.26 acres |
| Lake Tiak-O' Khata | Winston | 17 mi | 65.72 acres |
| Oktibbeha County Lake | Oktibbeha | 17 mi | 323.76 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 123490674). Verified October 30, 2026.