Lakes / Georgia / Walker County / Howard Lake
Howard Lake, Georgia
42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.76 degrees N, 85.25 degrees W - Walker 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 Howard Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 85 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaFayette City Reservoir | Walker | 1.7 mi | 270 acres |
| Gordon Lake | Walker | 2.0 mi | 35 acres |
| Krystal Lake | Walker | 7.8 mi | 27 acres |
| Lloyds Lake | Walker | 11 mi | 44 acres |
| Hiawassee Land Company Lake | Whitfield | 12 mi | 37 acres |
| Hiag Mill | Whitfield | 16 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Howard Lake
How Big Is Howard Lake?
Howard Lake covers 42 acres in Walker County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Walker County?
LaFayette City Reservoir is the largest lake in Walker County, at 270 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 136272470). Verified October 30, 2026.