Columbus Lake (Mississippi)

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Columbus Lake
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Columbus Lake
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Columbus Lake
Location Lowndes / Clay counties, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°32′03″N88°29′28″W / 33.5341°N 88.4910°W / 33.5341; -88.4910
Type Reservoir
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation161 ft (49 m) [1]

Columbus Lake is a lake in northeast Mississippi on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Close to Columbus, it is impounded by the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam. [1]

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