Lakes / Alabama / Tallapoosa County / Martin Lake
Martin Lake, Alabama
40,186.87 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alabama
32.78 degrees N, 85.91 degrees W - Tallapoosa 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 Martin Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the Alabama lakes counted so far - 40,186.87 acres.
- The largest lake in Tallapoosa County among those counted.
- About 36 miles from Montgomery, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Pond | Tallapoosa | 8.9 mi | 121.08 acres |
| Jordan Lake | Coosa | 13 mi | 103.54 acres |
| Jordan Lake | Elmore | 25 mi | 5,456.09 acres |
| Lafayette Reservoir | Chambers | 27 mi | 96.37 acres |
| City Lake | Macon | 28 mi | 82.29 acres |
| Sougahatchee Lake | Lee | 29 mi | 346.36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Alabama
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntersville Lake | Jackson | 65,603.24 acres | - |
| 2 | Wheeler Lake | Limestone | 52,372.46 acres | - |
| 3 | Martin Lake | Tallapoosa | 40,186.87 acres | - |
| 4 | Pickwick Lake | Lauderdale | 34,469.69 acres | - |
| 5 | Weiss Lake | Cherokee | 25,519.1 acres | - |
All 371 Alabama lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 88034317). Verified October 30, 2026.