Lakes / Georgia / Houston County / Free Lake
Free Lake, Georgia
70 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.40 degrees N, 83.83 degrees W - Houston 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 Free Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 32 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Lake | Macon | 2.4 mi | 96 acres |
| Louis Newberry Lake | Peach | 6.3 mi | 26 acres |
| Horsehead Creek Lake | Macon | 8.5 mi | 68 acres |
| Lake Joy | Houston | 11 mi | 108 acres |
| Housers Millpond | Peach | 11 mi | 30 acres |
| Houston Lake | Houston | 11 mi | 153 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Free Lake
How Big Is Free Lake?
Free Lake covers 70 acres in Houston County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Houston County?
Houston Lake is the largest lake in Houston County, at 153 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 80214255). Verified October 30, 2026.