Lakes / Georgia / DeKalb County / Norris Lake
Norris Lake, Georgia
104 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.76 degrees N, 84.04 degrees W - DeKalb 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 Norris Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 20 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Lake Capri | Rockdale | 3.1 mi | 34 acres |
| Gaines Lake | Rockdale | 3.4 mi | 34 acres |
| Lake Brooks | Rockdale | 5.0 mi | 36 acres |
| Rockdale Lake | Rockdale | 5.5 mi | 50 acres |
| Lake Lucerne | Gwinnett | 5.7 mi | 37 acres |
| Parkers Lake | Rockdale | 6.0 mi | 578 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Norris Lake
How Big Is Norris Lake?
Norris Lake covers 104 acres in DeKalb County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in DeKalb County?
Stone Mountain Lake is the largest lake in DeKalb County, at 330 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 49688227). Verified October 30, 2026.