Lakes / Georgia / Spalding County / Shoal Creek Lake
Shoal Creek Lake, Georgia
40 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.25 degrees N, 84.32 degrees W - Spalding 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 Shoal Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 34 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heads Creek Reservoir | Spalding | 3.4 mi | 300 acres |
| Crouch Lake Number Two | Spalding | 6.7 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Lewis | Pike | 8.5 mi | 39 acres |
| North Crystal Lake | Spalding | 9.5 mi | 37 acres |
| Kelley Lake | Fayette | 9.5 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Cindy | Henry | 11 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shoal Creek Lake
How Big Is Shoal Creek Lake?
Shoal Creek Lake covers 40 acres in Spalding County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Spalding County?
Heads Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Spalding County, at 300 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 55249409). Verified October 30, 2026.