Lakes / Georgia / Fulton County / Browns Lake
Browns Lake, Georgia
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.64 degrees N, 84.70 degrees W - Fulton 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 Browns Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 20 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | Fulton | 0.5 mi | 52 acres |
| Upper Twin Lake | Fulton | 3.7 mi | 44 acres |
| Twin Lakes Number 2 | Fulton | 4.0 mi | 34 acres |
| Carmichel Lake | Fulton | 4.2 mi | 68 acres |
| Cedar Grove Lake | Fulton | 5.1 mi | 35 acres |
| Smith Lake | Fulton | 5.6 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Browns Lake
How Big Is Browns Lake?
Browns Lake covers 28 acres in Fulton County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Fulton County?
Bull Sluice Lake is the largest lake in Fulton County, at 407 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 136590846). Verified October 30, 2026.