Lakes / Georgia / Carroll County / Johnson Lake
Johnson Lake, Carroll County, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.54 degrees N, 85.09 degrees W - Carroll 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 Johnson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 43 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Lake | Carroll | 2.1 mi | 50 acres |
| Patricks Lakes | Carroll | 2.3 mi | 29 acres |
| Walkers Lake | Carroll | 2.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Carroll | Carroll | 3.9 mi | 162 acres |
| Milner Lake | Carroll | 6.8 mi | 32 acres |
| Law Lake | Carroll | 8.8 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Johnson Lake
How Big Is Johnson Lake?
Johnson Lake covers 29 acres in Carroll County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Carroll County?
Little Tallapoosa Lake is the largest lake in Carroll County, at 268 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 135761712). Verified October 30, 2026.