Arkabutla Lake is a reservoir on the Coldwater River in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Arkabutla Lake is one of four Flood Damage Reduction reservoirs in northern Mississippi. Located less than 30 minutes south of the Tennessee state line, Arkabutla Lake is the only U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project (aside from Mississippi River maintenance) in 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 acres (232 km²) of land and water. The dam is 11,500 ft (3,510 m) long with an average height of 67 ft (20 m). There are 37,700 acres (153 km²) of land at the project which are open to the public for hunting.
Cultural references
In the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Everett McGill's treasure is buried at a cabin located in a valley that is flooded during the construction of Arkabutla Reservoir.References
External links
- Arkabutla Lake - USACE official web page.
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