Lakes / Georgia / Gordon County / Defoor Walters Lake
Defoor Walters Lake, Georgia
102 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.52 degrees N, 84.75 degrees W - Gordon 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 Defoor Walters Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 57 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reregulation Reservoir | Gordon | 6.8 mi | 815 acres |
| Amakanata Lake | Gordon | 8.2 mi | 41 acres |
| Carters Lake | Gilmer | 9.4 mi | 2,972 acres |
| Lee Lake | Gordon | 13 mi | 32 acres |
| Nelson lake | Gordon | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Upper Twin Mountain Lake | Pickens | 16 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Defoor Walters Lake
How Big Is Defoor Walters Lake?
Defoor Walters Lake covers 102 acres in Gordon County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gordon County?
Reregulation Reservoir is the largest lake in Gordon County, at 815 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 126796255). Verified October 30, 2026.