Lakes / Georgia / Gwinnett County / Cardinal Lake
Cardinal Lake, Georgia
42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.98 degrees N, 84.13 degrees W - Gwinnett 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 Cardinal Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 22 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Lake | Gwinnett | 3.1 mi | 68 acres |
| Freeman Lake | Gwinnett | 4.0 mi | 55 acres |
| Jones Lake | Gwinnett | 5.0 mi | 31 acres |
| Watershed Y17 Lake | Gwinnett | 7.5 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Matthews | Gwinnett | 7.9 mi | 45 acres |
| Lake Windwood | Fulton | 9.0 mi | 171 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cardinal Lake
How Big Is Cardinal Lake?
Cardinal Lake covers 42 acres in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gwinnett County?
Berkeley Lake is the largest lake in Gwinnett County, at 68 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 49686383). Verified October 30, 2026.