Lakes / Georgia / Clayton County / Drakes Lake
Drakes Lake, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.51 degrees N, 84.34 degrees W - Clayton 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 Drakes Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 17 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Jodeco | Clayton | 2.4 mi | 554 acres |
| Shamrock Lake | Henry | 2.9 mi | 61 acres |
| Harbins Lake | Henry | 3.7 mi | 263 acres |
| Twelve Oaks Lake | Henry | 5.5 mi | 32 acres |
| Lake Twelve Oaks | Henry | 5.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Erma | Henry | 5.9 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Drakes Lake
How Big Is Drakes Lake?
Drakes Lake covers 29 acres in Clayton County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Clayton County?
Lake Jodeco is the largest lake in Clayton County, at 554 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 49691841). Verified October 30, 2026.