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TN 2. Reelfoot Lake. Acreage: 23,000. 



Location: Lake and Obion counties; in the northwestern corner of Tennessee. 



Description: A Registered Natural Landmark. Reelfoot Lake was formed in the 

 winter of 1 8 1 1 - 1 2 as a result of a succession of shocks designated collectively as 

 the New Madrid earthquake. It is a 23,000 acre area of cypress swamps, saw- 

 grass jungles, water lily glades and scattered bodies of open water. At normal 

 level 1 8,000 acres are covered with water to an average depth of five feet. 



Ownership: State of Tennessee; administered jointly by the Department of Con- 

 servation and the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission. An area of 9,272 

 acres in the northern section of the lake is leased to the BSFW for management 

 as part of the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. 



