Lakes / Georgia / Fayette County / Lake Peachtree
Lake Peachtree, Georgia
222 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.40 degrees N, 84.58 degrees W - Fayette 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 Peachtree Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Fayette County among those counted.
- About 27 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynns Pond | Coweta | 2.2 mi | 82 acres |
| Brown Lake | Fayette | 3.1 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Tyrone | Fayette | 4.4 mi | 47 acres |
| Hutchins Lake | Coweta | 5.4 mi | 27 acres |
| Starrs Millpond | Fayette | 5.8 mi | 27 acres |
| Lake Bennett | Fayette | 6.2 mi | 56 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Peachtree
How Big Is Lake Peachtree?
Lake Peachtree covers 222 acres in Fayette County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Fayette County?
Lake Peachtree is the largest lake in Fayette County, at 222 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 55247803). Verified October 30, 2026.