Lakes / Georgia / Fulton County / Carmichel Lake
Carmichel Lake, Georgia
68 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.60 degrees N, 84.76 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 Carmichel Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 72% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 24 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Lake | Fulton | 1.4 mi | 32 acres |
| Browns Lake | Fulton | 4.2 mi | 28 acres |
| Big Lake | Fulton | 4.4 mi | 52 acres |
| Cedar Grove Lake | Fulton | 6.9 mi | 35 acres |
| Upper Twin Lake | Fulton | 7.3 mi | 44 acres |
| Twin Lakes Number 2 | Fulton | 7.6 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carmichel Lake
How Big Is Carmichel Lake?
Carmichel Lake covers 68 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 136591015). Verified October 30, 2026.