Lakes / Georgia / Franklin County / Lavonia Water Works Lake
Lavonia Water Works Lake, Georgia
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.47 degrees N, 83.14 degrees W - Franklin 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 Lavonia Water Works Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Franklin County among those counted.
- About 38 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir 38 | Franklin | 3.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Stonecypher Lake | Stephens | 10 mi | 34 acres |
| Reservoir Eight | Hart | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Lake Louise | Stephens | 12 mi | 160 acres |
| Reservoir 17 | Hart | 13 mi | 34 acres |
| Toccoa Reservoir | Stephens | 16 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 136157955). Verified October 30, 2026.