Bay Springs Lake

Bay Springs Lake
Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam
Location of Bay Springs Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Bay Springs Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Bay Springs Lake
Location of Bay Springs Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Bay Springs Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Bay Springs Lake
LocationTishomingo / Prentiss counties, Mississippi
Coordinates34°34′16″N 88°18′58″W / 34.5710°N 88.3160°W / 34.5710; -88.3160
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Primary outflowsTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length9 mi (14 km) (14 km)
Surface elevation407 ft (124 m)[1]

Bay Springs Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is impounded by the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam. The lake is approximately 9 miles (14 km) long, between waterway mile markers 412 at the dam, and 421 near the entrance to the divide cut.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Springs Lake
  • "map of Bay Springs Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-22. (389 KiB) from USACE.


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