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Tailings Pond Number Twelve, Tennessee
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
35.67 degrees N, 87.15 degrees W - Maury 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 Tailings Pond Number Twelve Stacks Up
- Larger than 26% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- About 40 miles from Nashville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailings Pond Number Nine | Maury | 1.1 mi | 88 acres |
| Tailings Pond Number Ten | Maury | 1.3 mi | 51 acres |
| Tailings Pond Number Five | Maury | 2.3 mi | 25 acres |
| Hooker Chemical Pond C | Maury | 4.4 mi | 45 acres |
| Tailings Pond Number Ten | Maury | 6.5 mi | 101 acres |
| Hooker Number Six Tailings Pond | Maury | 6.9 mi | 65 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Tailings Pond Number Twelve
How Big Is Tailings Pond Number Twelve?
Tailings Pond Number Twelve covers 37 acres in Maury County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Maury County?
Tailings Pond Number Ten is the largest lake in Maury County, at 101 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 136558204). Verified October 30, 2026.