Reelfoot Lake
Reelfoot Lake is a shallow natural lake located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in Lake and Obion Counties. Much of it is swamp-like, with bayou-like ditches connecting more open bodies of water called basins, the largest of which is called Blue Basin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: sag pond in Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Reel Foot Lake”
Photo: Masebrock, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Bank and Tiptonville.
Blue Bank
Hamlet
Blue Bank is an unincorporated community in eastern Lake County, Tennessee. Blue Bank is on the southern shores of Reelfoot Lake. The community is also the location of Reelfoot Lake State Park.
Tiptonville
Village
Tiptonville is a town in and the county seat of Lake County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 2,439 as of the 2000 census and 4,464 in 2010, showing an increase of 2,025. Tiptonville is situated 4½ miles west of Reelfoot Lake.
Wynnburg
Hamlet
Wynnburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Tennessee, United States. Its ZIP code is 38077. Wynnburg is situated 4½ miles southwest of Reelfoot Lake.
Reelfoot Lake
- Categories: sag pond and body of water
- Location: Lake, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Reelfoot Lake” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Reelfoot”
- French: “lac Reelfoot”
- French: “Lac Reelfoot”
- Hebrew: “אגם רילפוט”
- Hungarian: “Reelfoot-tó”
- Japanese: “リールフット湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reelfoot Lake”
- Swedish: “Reelfoot Lake”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lake Drive and Edgewater Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blue Basin and Green Island Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Reelfoot Lake”. Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.