Lakes / Georgia / Jackson County / Dam Number 10
Dam Number 10, Georgia
215 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.04 degrees N, 83.38 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 Dam Number 10 Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Jackson County among those counted.
- About 6 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Six | Madison | 3.7 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Seagraves | Madison | 4.7 mi | 33 acres |
| Reservoir Four | Madison | 7.7 mi | 33 acres |
| Reservoir 29 | Madison | 9.3 mi | 83 acres |
| Reservoir 27 | Madison | 10 mi | 50 acres |
| Beaver Dam Lake | Oglethorpe | 11 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Dam Number 10
How Big Is Dam Number 10?
Dam Number 10 covers 215 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 52033649). Verified October 30, 2026.