Sardis Lake (Mississippi)

Sardis Lake
Sardis Lake
Location of Sardis Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Sardis Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Sardis Lake
Location of Sardis Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Sardis Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Sardis Lake
LocationLafayette / Panola / Marshall counties, Mississippi, US
Coordinates34°24′32″N 89°47′45″W / 34.40889°N 89.79583°W / 34.40889; -89.79583
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTallahatchie River
Primary outflowsTallahatchie River
Basin countriesUnited States
First floodedOctober 1940 (1940-10) [1]
Surface area98,520 acres (398.7 km2)
Water volume1,512,000 acre-feet (1.865×109 m3)[1]
Surface elevation256 ft (78 m)[2]
Aerial view of Sardis Lake

Sardis Lake is a 98,520-acre (398.7 km2) reservoir on the Tallahatchie River in Lafayette, Panola, and Marshall counties, Mississippi.[2] Sardis Lake is impounded by Sardis Dam, located nine miles (14 km) southeast of the town of Sardis. It is approximately an hour drive from Memphis, Tennessee. The dam is 15,300 feet (4,700 m) long, has an average height of 97 feet (30 m), and a maximum height of 117 feet (36 m).[1]

  1. ^ a b c "History and Missions". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sardis Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 29, 2014.