Lakes / Georgia / Habersham County / Lake Russell
Lake Russell, Georgia
88 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.49 degrees N, 83.49 degrees W - Habersham 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 Russell Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 38 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Number 44 | Stephens | 2.3 mi | 46 acres |
| Reservoir Six | Banks | 2.4 mi | 29 acres |
| Habersham Mills Lake | Habersham | 7.7 mi | 68 acres |
| Stonecypher Lake | Stephens | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Toccoa Reservoir | Stephens | 11 mi | 31 acres |
| Reservoir 59 | Banks | 12 mi | 76 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Russell
How Big Is Lake Russell?
Lake Russell covers 88 acres in Habersham County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Habersham County?
Yonah Lake is the largest lake in Habersham County, at 284 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 46751637). Verified October 30, 2026.