Lakes / Louisiana / St. Landry County / Whitehead Lake
Whitehead Lake, Louisiana
27.11 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Louisiana
30.83 degrees N, 91.84 degrees W - St. Landry County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Whitehead Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 664 lakes counted in Louisiana.
- About 43 miles from Lafayette, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCrea Lake | Pointe Coupee | 3.9 mi | 40.93 acres |
| Lake Breeze | West Feliciana | 11 mi | 57.35 acres |
| Limeless Lake | West Feliciana | 12 mi | 36.64 acres |
| Big Lake Moreau | Pointe Coupee | 12 mi | 156.27 acres |
| Big Buttonwood Lake | Avoyelles | 13 mi | 51.03 acres |
| Fish Bayou Lake | Avoyelles | 14 mi | 102.37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Deepest Natural Lakes in Louisiana
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | False River | Pointe Coupee | 3,212 acres | 65 ft |
| 2 | Vernon Lake | Vernon | 6 acres | 53 ft |
| 3 | Lake Concordia | Concordia | 1,026 acres | 50 ft |
| 4 | Caney Creek Reservoir | Jackson | 4,738 acres | 43 ft |
| 5 | Lake Providence | East Carroll | 1,380 acres | 37 ft |
All 27 Louisiana lakes ranked by depth
Largest Lakes in Louisiana
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Pontchartrain | Jefferson | 407,803.25 acres | - |
| 2 | Toledo Bend Reservoir | Sabine | 181,600 acres | 110 ft |
| 3 | Lake Maurepas | Livingston | 58,308.4 acres | - |
| 4 | Sabine Lake | Cameron | 56,867.74 acres | - |
| 5 | White Lake | Vermilion | 55,913.91 acres | - |
All 664 Louisiana lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 155750868). Verified October 30, 2026.