Arkabutla Lake is one of four Flood Damage Reduction reservoirs in North
Mississippi. Located less than 30 minutes south of the Tennessee state
line, Arkabutla Lake is the nearest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project
to the Memphis metropolitan area. With an annual visitation exceeding
2 million people, Arkabutla Lake accommodates a wide variety of recreational
interest throughout the entire year.
The Arkabutla Lake project includes 57,250 total acres of land and water.
The dam is 11,500 feet long with an average height of 67 feet. There are
37,700 acres of land at the project which are open to the public for hunting.
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