Lakes / Georgia / Cherokee County / Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead, Georgia
436 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.30 degrees N, 84.59 degrees W - Cherokee 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 Arrowhead Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 40 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cline Lake | Cherokee | 4.6 mi | 25 acres |
| Canton Mills Lake | Cherokee | 6.9 mi | 326 acres |
| Vaughn Lake | Bartow | 8.1 mi | 33 acres |
| Upper Aubrey Lake | Bartow | 8.7 mi | 55 acres |
| Aubrey Lake | Bartow | 11 mi | 105 acres |
| Allatoona Lake | Cherokee | 11 mi | 11,254 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Arrowhead
How Big Is Lake Arrowhead?
Lake Arrowhead covers 436 acres in Cherokee County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cherokee County?
Allatoona Lake is the largest lake in Cherokee County, at 11,254 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 41276439). Verified October 30, 2026.