Lakes / Georgia / Gordon County / Nelson lake
Nelson lake, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.46 degrees N, 84.97 degrees W - Gordon 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 Nelson lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 18% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 59 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakanata Lake | Gordon | 5.1 mi | 41 acres |
| Lee Lake | Gordon | 9.2 mi | 32 acres |
| Lake Marvin | Floyd | 10 mi | 85 acres |
| Defoor Walters Lake | Gordon | 13 mi | 102 acres |
| Crown Mill Lake | Whitfield | 16 mi | 27 acres |
| Aubrey Lake | Bartow | 18 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nelson lake
How Big Is Nelson lake?
Nelson lake covers 29 acres in Gordon County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gordon County?
Reregulation Reservoir is the largest lake in Gordon County, at 815 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 53771843). Verified October 30, 2026.