Lakes / Georgia / Gwinnett County / Lake Matthews
Lake Matthews, Georgia
45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.90 degrees N, 84.03 degrees W - Gwinnett 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 Matthews Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 23 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Lucerne | Gwinnett | 5.4 mi | 37 acres |
| Jones Lake | Gwinnett | 5.9 mi | 31 acres |
| Freeman Lake | Gwinnett | 6.4 mi | 55 acres |
| Cardinal Lake | Gwinnett | 7.9 mi | 42 acres |
| Stone Mountain Lake | DeKalb | 8.3 mi | 330 acres |
| Watershed Y17 Lake | Gwinnett | 8.7 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Matthews
How Big Is Lake Matthews?
Lake Matthews covers 45 acres in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gwinnett County?
Berkeley Lake is the largest lake in Gwinnett County, at 68 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 49686947). Verified October 30, 2026.