Lakes / Georgia / Hart County / Reservoir 17
Reservoir 17, Georgia
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.30 degrees N, 83.01 degrees W - Hart 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 Reservoir 17 Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 31 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Eight | Hart | 2.7 mi | 34 acres |
| Reservoir 30 | Elbert | 7.4 mi | 52 acres |
| Reservoir 38 | Franklin | 10 mi | 25 acres |
| Hartwell Lake | Hart | 11 mi | 15,559 acres |
| Lavonia Water Works Lake | Franklin | 13 mi | 58 acres |
| Reservoir 64 | Madison | 15 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Reservoir 17
How Big Is Reservoir 17?
Reservoir 17 covers 34 acres in Hart County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hart County?
Hartwell Lake is the largest lake in Hart County, at 15,559 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 107155539). Verified October 30, 2026.