Bay Springs Lake
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Bay Springs Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
in the U.S. state
of Mississippi
. It is impounded by the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam
. The lake is approximately nine miles long, between waterway mile markers 412 at the dam, and 421 near the entrance to the divide cut.
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway is a 234-mile man-made, artificial waterway that extends from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The Tenneessee-Tombigbee Waterway links commercial navigation from the nation’s...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. It is impounded by the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam
Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam
The Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway . It is located at in south Tishomingo County, Mississippi, close to the Prentiss County line....
. The lake is approximately nine miles long, between waterway mile markers 412 at the dam, and 421 near the entrance to the divide cut.