Lakes / Georgia / Cobb County / Lake Acworth
Lake Acworth, Georgia
303 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.06 degrees N, 84.68 degrees W - Cobb 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 Lake Acworth Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Cobb County among those counted.
- About 27 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murrays Lake | Cobb | 5.7 mi | 29 acres |
| Allatoona Lake | Cherokee | 6.5 mi | 11,254 acres |
| Vaughn Lake | Bartow | 12 mi | 33 acres |
| Corley Lake | Paulding | 14 mi | 48 acres |
| Upper Aubrey Lake | Bartow | 15 mi | 55 acres |
| Aubrey Lake | Bartow | 15 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 41281353). Verified October 30, 2026.