Lakes / Georgia / Union County / Lake Woodruff
Lake Woodruff, Georgia
82 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.93 degrees N, 84.14 degrees W - Union 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 Woodruff Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 81 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottely Lake | Union | 4.2 mi | 3,658 acres |
| Blue Ridge Lake | Fannin | 9.2 mi | 3,018 acres |
| Goose Island Lake | Gilmer | 18 mi | 32 acres |
| Woody Lake | Union | 18 mi | 34 acres |
| Lake Qualatchee | White | 27 mi | 40 acres |
| Unicoi Lake | White | 27 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Woodruff
How Big Is Lake Woodruff?
Lake Woodruff covers 82 acres in Union County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Union County?
Nottely Lake is the largest lake in Union County, at 3,658 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 133012999). Verified October 30, 2026.