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Tims Ford Lake
Tims Ford Lake is a 10,700-acre reservoir on the Elk River in Tennessee. It lies in Franklin County. TVA manages it.
Coordinates35.1969, -86.2786
Surface area10,700 acres
RiverElk River
Managed byTVA
Swimming beaches on Tims Ford Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Tims Ford Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Tims Ford Lake at a glance
Tims Ford Lake sits at 35.1969, -86.2786. Outflow feeds the Elk River.
The closest lakes in this guide are Woods Reservoir (Tennessee, 15 mi), Normandy Lake (Tennessee, 18 mi) and Nickajack Lake (Tennessee, 40 mi). In all, 25 lakes in Tennessee are covered here.
Most Tennessee day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer.
This page shows no water level for Tims Ford Lake because no agency publishes one that can be read automatically. Ask the managing agency directly if the level matters for your trip.
Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach. Tims Ford Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities.
Questions about Tims Ford Lake
Is there a beach at Tims Ford Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Tims Ford Lake?
About 10,700 acres.
What other lakes are near Tims Ford Lake?
The closest in this guide is Woods Reservoir, about 15 miles away in Tennessee.
Lakes near Tims Ford Lake
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.