Lakes / Tennessee / Dyer County / Whites Lake
Whites Lake, Tennessee
563 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Tennessee
36.12 degrees N, 89.55 degrees W - Dyer 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 Whites Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 249 lakes counted in Tennessee.
- The largest lake in Dyer County among those counted.
- About 72 miles from Memphis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFDBA Lake Site Number 60-6 | Dyer | 4.5 mi | 128 acres |
| Everett Lake | Dyer | 6.6 mi | 560 acres |
| Rhodes Lake | Dyer | 11 mi | 31 acres |
| Chisholm Lake | Lauderdale | 19 mi | 274 acres |
| Lost Lake | Lauderdale | 19 mi | 208 acres |
| Wardlows Pocket | Lauderdale | 19 mi | 82 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Whites Lake
How Big Is Whites Lake?
Whites Lake covers 563 acres in Dyer County, Tennessee.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dyer County?
Whites Lake is the largest lake in Dyer County, at 563 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 66037833). Verified October 30, 2026.