Lakes / Georgia / Floyd County / Padgetts Lake
Padgetts Lake, Georgia
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.16 degrees N, 85.09 degrees W - Floyd 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 Padgetts Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 49 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wax Lake | Floyd | 1.2 mi | 93 acres |
| Paris Lake | Floyd | 6.4 mi | 58 acres |
| Mountain End Lake | Floyd | 12 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Conasauga | Floyd | 12 mi | 52 acres |
| Lake Dorene | Polk | 13 mi | 30 acres |
| Corley Lake | Paulding | 14 mi | 48 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Padgetts Lake
How Big Is Padgetts Lake?
Padgetts Lake covers 26 acres in Floyd County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Floyd County?
Selman Lakes is the largest lake in Floyd County, at 163 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 41280139). Verified October 30, 2026.