Hickory Hills Lake
General data
- Name: Hickory Hills Lake
- Water system: Pearl river (Gulf of Mexico)
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Pearl river (Gulf of Mexico) -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Hickory Hills Lake is a privately owned freshwater lake in eastern Lamar County, Mississippi, southwest of the town of Hattiesburg. The lake was constructed in 1974. Lake The lake is approximately 240,000 m2, and is impounded by an earthen dam.
The lake is maintained primarily for sportfishing. Fishing Primary gamefish include largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill. Because this lake is in Mississippi’s Pearl River watershed region, water leaving the lake would ultimately continue through local minor streams toward larger tributaries of the Pearl River Basin, eventually contributing to the Pearl River.