Lakes / Georgia / Jackson County / Crows Lake
Crows Lake, Georgia
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.10 degrees N, 83.59 degrees W - Jackson 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 Crows Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 17 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City Lake | Jackson | 2.1 mi | 33 acres |
| Watershed Lake | Barrow | 10 mi | 44 acres |
| Winder Reservoir | Barrow | 11 mi | 25 acres |
| Reservoir 33 | Jackson | 11 mi | 29 acres |
| Reservoir 51 | Banks | 13 mi | 285 acres |
| Dam Number 10 | Jackson | 13 mi | 215 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Crows Lake
How Big Is Crows Lake?
Crows Lake covers 28 acres in Jackson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jackson County?
Dam Number 10 is the largest lake in Jackson County, at 215 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 52033211). Verified October 30, 2026.