Lakes / Georgia / Houston County / Lake Joy
Lake Joy, Georgia
108 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.51 degrees N, 83.70 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 Lake Joy Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 23 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Lake | Houston | 1.4 mi | 153 acres |
| Smith Lake | Houston | 3.2 mi | 49 acres |
| Mossy Lake | Houston | 3.8 mi | 115 acres |
| Housers Millpond | Peach | 4.6 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Placid | Houston | 5.6 mi | 25 acres |
| Wilkinson Lake | Houston | 6.3 mi | 55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Joy
How Big Is Lake Joy?
Lake Joy covers 108 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 80212781). Verified October 30, 2026.