Lakes / Georgia / Houston County / Houston Lake
Houston Lake, Georgia
153 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.50 degrees N, 83.68 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 Houston Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Houston County among those counted.
- About 23 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Joy | Houston | 1.4 mi | 108 acres |
| Smith Lake | Houston | 2.2 mi | 49 acres |
| Mossy Lake | Houston | 2.4 mi | 115 acres |
| Lake Placid | Houston | 5.3 mi | 25 acres |
| Housers Millpond | Peach | 6.1 mi | 30 acres |
| Wilkinson Lake | Houston | 6.1 mi | 55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Houston Lake
How Big Is Houston Lake?
Houston Lake covers 153 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 80212845). Verified October 30, 2026.