Lakes / Georgia / Rockdale County / Rockdale Lake
Rockdale Lake, Georgia
50 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.71 degrees N, 83.98 degrees W - Rockdale 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 Rockdale Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 24 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Brooks | Rockdale | 2.2 mi | 36 acres |
| Parkers Lake | Rockdale | 3.2 mi | 578 acres |
| Lower Lake Capri | Rockdale | 4.4 mi | 34 acres |
| Gaines Lake | Rockdale | 4.7 mi | 34 acres |
| Norris Lake | DeKalb | 5.5 mi | 104 acres |
| Covington Reservoir | Newton | 9.0 mi | 45 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rockdale Lake
How Big Is Rockdale Lake?
Rockdale Lake covers 50 acres in Rockdale County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Rockdale County?
Parkers Lake is the largest lake in Rockdale County, at 578 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 49688969). Verified October 30, 2026.