Elvis Presley Lake

Elvis Presley Lake
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Location	Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates	34°18′19.08″N88°39′10.39″W / 34.3053000°N 88.6528861°W / 34.3053000; -88.6528861
Surface area	322 acres (130  ha) [1]
Max. depth	35 ft (11 m) [1]

Elvis Presley Lake is a lake in Lee County, Mississippi, United States.

The lake is named for musician Elvis Presley, who was born in nearby Tupelo. ^[2]

Features

A campground is located on the east shore of the lake. ^[3] Private cottages are also located on the lake.

Boating is permitted on Elvis Presley Lake, and a boatramp is located at the campground. ^{[1] [4]} Other recreational activities include swimming and fishing, and hiking trails are located nearby. ^[5]

Blue catfish are abundant in the lake. ^[6]

A tornado in 2014 destroyed a fishing pier and 95 percent of the trees at the campground. ^[7]

References

1. "Elvis Presley Lake" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Parks. September 7, 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Follow the Elvis Trail". Boating: 120. January 2004.
3. "Natchez Trace" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
4. "Public Notice No. F8-3423" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Parks. June 30, 2005.
5. Summerlin, Cathy; Summerlin, Vernon (1995). Traveling the Trace: A Complete Tour Guide to the Historic Natchez Trace from Nashville to Natchez. Thomas Nelson. ISBN   9781418559670.
6. "2017 Fishing Forecast for Northeast Mississippi". Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
7. Moore, William (November 22, 2014). "Elvis Presley Lake Open for Business". Daily Journal.