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 North
Mississippi . Located less than 30 minutes south of the
Tennessee state line, Arkabutla Lake is the nearest
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers project to 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 km&2) 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 km&2) of land at the project which are open to the public for hunting.
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.
