Lakes / Georgia / Gilmer County / Rainbow Lake
Rainbow Lake, Georgia
59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.75 degrees N, 84.61 degrees W - Gilmer 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 Rainbow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 70 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carters Lake | Gilmer | 9.5 mi | 2,972 acres |
| Reregulation Reservoir | Gordon | 11 mi | 815 acres |
| Goose Island Lake | Gilmer | 12 mi | 32 acres |
| Defoor Walters Lake | Gordon | 18 mi | 102 acres |
| Upper Twin Mountain Lake | Pickens | 19 mi | 25 acres |
| Sequoyah Lake | Pickens | 20 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rainbow Lake
How Big Is Rainbow Lake?
Rainbow Lake covers 59 acres in Gilmer County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gilmer County?
Carters Lake is the largest lake in Gilmer County, at 2,972 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 126795839). Verified October 30, 2026.