Lakes / Georgia / Pickens County / Lake Petit
Lake Petit, Georgia
107 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.47 degrees N, 84.29 degrees W - Pickens 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 Petit Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Pickens County among those counted.
- About 50 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sconti Lake | Pickens | 1.0 mi | 30 acres |
| Fausett Lake | Dawson | 4.5 mi | 32 acres |
| Lake Tamarack | Pickens | 4.9 mi | 88 acres |
| Grandview Lake | Pickens | 6.7 mi | 67 acres |
| Sequoyah Lake | Pickens | 7.0 mi | 38 acres |
| Upper Twin Mountain Lake | Pickens | 11 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Petit
How Big Is Lake Petit?
Lake Petit covers 107 acres in Pickens County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pickens County?
Lake Petit is the largest lake in Pickens County, at 107 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 41275639). Verified October 30, 2026.