Lakes / Georgia / Charlton County / House Lake
House Lake, Georgia
937 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.87 degrees N, 82.20 degrees W - Charlton 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 House Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 106 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sometime Hole | Charlton | 3.9 mi | 5,362 acres |
| Perch Lake | Charlton | 5.6 mi | 3,780 acres |
| Big Water Lake | Charlton | 6.7 mi | 386 acres |
| Buck Lake | Ware | 8.6 mi | 604 acres |
| Ohio Lake | Ware | 11 mi | 175 acres |
| Blackjack Lake | Ware | 11 mi | 7,333 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About House Lake
How Big Is House Lake?
House Lake covers 937 acres in Charlton County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Charlton County?
Sometime Hole is the largest lake in Charlton County, at 5,362 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 134527723). Verified October 30, 2026.