Lakes / Georgia / Gilmer County / Goose Island Lake
Goose Island Lake, Georgia
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.79 degrees N, 84.40 degrees W - Gilmer 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 Goose Island Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 72 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Lake | Fannin | 8.8 mi | 3,018 acres |
| Rainbow Lake | Gilmer | 12 mi | 59 acres |
| Sequoyah Lake | Pickens | 17 mi | 38 acres |
| Carters Lake | Gilmer | 18 mi | 2,972 acres |
| Lake Woodruff | Union | 18 mi | 82 acres |
| Fausett Lake | Dawson | 19 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Island Lake
How Big Is Goose Island Lake?
Goose Island Lake covers 32 acres in Gilmer County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gilmer County?
Carters Lake is the largest lake in Gilmer County, at 2,972 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 126795800). Verified October 30, 2026.