Lakes / Georgia / Rabun County / Lake Rabun
Lake Rabun, Georgia
723 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.76 degrees N, 83.45 degrees W - Rabun 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 Rabun Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 56 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallulah Falls Lake | Rabun | 2.7 mi | 56 acres |
| Seed Lake | Rabun | 3.8 mi | 190 acres |
| Tugaloo Lake | Rabun | 5.8 mi | 502 acres |
| Yonah Lake | Habersham | 7.3 mi | 284 acres |
| Lake Burton | Rabun | 7.9 mi | 2,528 acres |
| Toccoa Reservoir | Stephens | 11 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Rabun
How Big Is Lake Rabun?
Lake Rabun covers 723 acres in Rabun County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Rabun County?
Lake Burton is the largest lake in Rabun County, at 2,528 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 136157650). Verified October 30, 2026.