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Lake Oglethorpe, Georgia
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.87 degrees N, 83.23 degrees W - Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Oglethorpe County among those counted.
- About 9 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | Oglethorpe | 8.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Beaver Dam Lake | Oglethorpe | 9.0 mi | 25 acres |
| Reservoir 29 | Madison | 14 mi | 83 acres |
| Dam Number 10 | Jackson | 14 mi | 215 acres |
| Reservoir Six | Madison | 15 mi | 30 acres |
| Reservoir 64 | Madison | 17 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Oglethorpe
How Big Is Lake Oglethorpe?
Lake Oglethorpe covers 58 acres in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Oglethorpe County?
Lake Oglethorpe is the largest lake in Oglethorpe County, at 58 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 52035979). Verified October 30, 2026.