Lakes / Georgia / Gordon County / Amakanata Lake
Amakanata Lake, Georgia
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.49 degrees N, 84.90 degrees W - Gordon County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Amakanata Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 59 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson lake | Gordon | 5.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Lee Lake | Gordon | 7.8 mi | 32 acres |
| Defoor Walters Lake | Gordon | 8.2 mi | 102 acres |
| Lake Marvin | Floyd | 12 mi | 85 acres |
| Crown Mill Lake | Whitfield | 14 mi | 27 acres |
| Reregulation Reservoir | Gordon | 14 mi | 815 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Amakanata Lake
How Big Is Amakanata Lake?
Amakanata Lake covers 41 acres in Gordon County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gordon County?
Reregulation Reservoir is the largest lake in Gordon County, at 815 acres.
Largest Lakes in Georgia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Lincoln | 40,816 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Sidney Lanier | Forsyth | 38,293 acres | - |
| 3 | Walter F George Reservoir | Quitman | 34,919 acres | - |
| 4 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Columbia | 25,660 acres | - |
| 5 | West Point Lake | Troup | 22,313 acres | - |
All 728 Georgia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 53771545). Verified October 30, 2026.