Lakes / Georgia / Upson County / Hightower Lake
Hightower Lake, Georgia
73 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.91 degrees N, 84.37 degrees W - Upson 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 Hightower Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Upson County among those counted.
- About 43 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lake | Upson | 5.3 mi | 25 acres |
| Turner Lake | Upson | 6.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Wiggam Branch Lake | Upson | 12 mi | 31 acres |
| Bottoms Lake | Pike | 14 mi | 31 acres |
| Cane Creek Structure Number Two Lake | Meriwether | 15 mi | 134 acres |
| Lake Lewis | Pike | 16 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hightower Lake
How Big Is Hightower Lake?
Hightower Lake covers 73 acres in Upson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Upson County?
Hightower Lake is the largest lake in Upson County, at 73 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 55253847). Verified October 30, 2026.