Lakes / Georgia / Fayette County / Sams Lake
Sams Lake, Georgia
46 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.41 degrees N, 84.47 degrees W - Fayette 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 Sams Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 55% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 24 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bennett | Fayette | 3.6 mi | 56 acres |
| Brown Lake | Fayette | 4.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Starrs Millpond | Fayette | 5.6 mi | 27 acres |
| Club Lake | Clayton | 6.2 mi | 139 acres |
| Lake Peachtree | Fayette | 6.2 mi | 222 acres |
| Pinley Lake | Fayette | 6.5 mi | 42 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sams Lake
How Big Is Sams Lake?
Sams Lake covers 46 acres in Fayette County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Fayette County?
Lake Peachtree is the largest lake in Fayette County, at 222 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 55247609). Verified October 30, 2026.