Lakes / Georgia / Floyd County / Selman Lakes
Selman Lakes, Georgia
163 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.37 degrees N, 85.30 degrees W - Floyd 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 Selman Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Floyd County among those counted.
- About 67 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tightsqueeze | Chattooga | 1.6 mi | 43 acres |
| Berry Reservoir | Floyd | 3.2 mi | 49 acres |
| Lake Conasauga | Floyd | 6.4 mi | 52 acres |
| Mountain End Lake | Floyd | 11 mi | 35 acres |
| Paris Lake | Floyd | 15 mi | 58 acres |
| Lake Marvin | Floyd | 18 mi | 85 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Selman Lakes
How Big Is Selman Lakes?
Selman Lakes covers 163 acres in Floyd County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Floyd County?
Selman Lakes is the largest lake in Floyd County, at 163 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 53773047). Verified October 30, 2026.