Lakes / Georgia / Cherokee County / Canton Mills Lake
Canton Mills Lake, Georgia
326 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.28 degrees N, 84.48 degrees W - Cherokee 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 Canton Mills Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 37 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Lake | Cherokee | 6.0 mi | 26 acres |
| Cline Lake | Cherokee | 6.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Arrowhead | Cherokee | 6.9 mi | 436 acres |
| Bradshaw Lake | Cherokee | 7.0 mi | 31 acres |
| Almond Lake | Cherokee | 11 mi | 27 acres |
| Vaughn Lake | Bartow | 13 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Canton Mills Lake
How Big Is Canton Mills Lake?
Canton Mills Lake covers 326 acres in Cherokee County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cherokee County?
Allatoona Lake is the largest lake in Cherokee County, at 11,254 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 41276851). Verified October 30, 2026.