Lakes / Georgia / Pickens County / Lake Tamarack
Lake Tamarack, Georgia
88 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.49 degrees N, 84.37 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 Tamarack Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 51 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Lake | Pickens | 1.8 mi | 67 acres |
| Sequoyah Lake | Pickens | 3.6 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Petit | Pickens | 4.9 mi | 107 acres |
| Sconti Lake | Pickens | 5.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Upper Twin Mountain Lake | Pickens | 5.7 mi | 25 acres |
| Fausett Lake | Dawson | 5.8 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Tamarack
How Big Is Lake Tamarack?
Lake Tamarack covers 88 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 41275579). Verified October 30, 2026.