Elvis Presley Lake
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| Location | Lee County, Mississippi, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°18′19.08″N 88°39′10.39″W / 34.3053000°N 88.6528861°W |
| 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.
Pleasure 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
- ^ a b c "Elvis Presley Lake" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Parks. September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Follow the Elvis Trail". Boating: 120. January 2004.
- ^ "Natchez Trace" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Public Notice No. F8-3423" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Parks. June 30, 2005.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2017 Fishing Forecast for Northeast Mississippi". Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Moore, William (November 22, 2014). "Elvis Presley Lake Open for Business". Daily Journal.