Lakes / Georgia / Jefferson County / Rabun Lake
Rabun Lake, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.06 degrees N, 82.37 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Rabun Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 36 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellys Pond | Jefferson | 2.4 mi | 267 acres |
| Clarks Mill Pond | Jefferson | 5.9 mi | 49 acres |
| Kelly Lake | Jefferson | 6.0 mi | 28 acres |
| Gardner Lake | Jefferson | 6.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Thomas Lake | Jefferson | 7.7 mi | 29 acres |
| Smith Lake | Jefferson | 11 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rabun Lake
How Big Is Rabun Lake?
Rabun Lake covers 29 acres in Jefferson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jefferson County?
Kellys Pond is the largest lake in Jefferson County, at 267 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 47119320). Verified October 30, 2026.