Lakes / Georgia / Wilkes County / Beaverdam Creek Lake
Beaverdam Creek Lake, Georgia
47 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.73 degrees N, 82.83 degrees W - Wilkes 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 Beaverdam Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 34 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir 31 | Greene | 14 mi | 26 acres |
| Ray Lake | Warren | 18 mi | 38 acres |
| Shivers Lake Number One | Warren | 18 mi | 51 acres |
| J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Elbert | 21 mi | 1,415 acres |
| McNeil Pond | McDuffie | 24 mi | 37 acres |
| Warrenton City Pond | Warren | 24 mi | 149 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 79452795). Verified October 30, 2026.