Lakes / Alabama / Henry County / Mathison Lake
Mathison Lake, Alabama
42.26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alabama
31.62 degrees N, 85.23 degrees W - Henry 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 Mathison Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 38% of the 371 lakes counted in Alabama.
- The largest lake in Henry County among those counted.
- About 82 miles from Montgomery, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Choctawhatchee | Henry | 7.9 mi | 29.65 acres |
| Barfield Lake | Dale | 15 mi | 27.18 acres |
| Easterlings Pond | Barbour | 24 mi | 25.7 acres |
| Dale County Public Lake | Dale | 25 mi | 90.44 acres |
| Glenn Lawrence Lake | Houston | 27 mi | 54.12 acres |
| County Lake | Barbour | 27 mi | 76.85 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 133131228). Verified October 30, 2026.