Lakes / Georgia / Monroe County / High Falls Lake
High Falls Lake, Georgia
562 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.19 degrees N, 84.03 degrees W - Monroe 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 High Falls Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Monroe County among those counted.
- About 34 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief McIntosh Lake | Butts | 6.8 mi | 92 acres |
| Barnesville Reservoir | Lamar | 7.0 mi | 71 acres |
| Childs Pond | Lamar | 7.1 mi | 27 acres |
| North Crystal Lake | Spalding | 7.8 mi | 37 acres |
| Crouch Lake Number Two | Spalding | 10 mi | 25 acres |
| Skyland Lake | Henry | 11 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 49694321). Verified October 30, 2026.