Lakes / Georgia / Floyd County / Wax Lake
Wax Lake, Georgia
93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.14 degrees N, 85.09 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 Wax Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 49 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padgetts Lake | Floyd | 1.2 mi | 26 acres |
| Paris Lake | Floyd | 6.6 mi | 58 acres |
| Lake Dorene | Polk | 12 mi | 30 acres |
| Mountain End Lake | Floyd | 12 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Conasauga | Floyd | 13 mi | 52 acres |
| Corley Lake | Paulding | 13 mi | 48 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wax Lake
How Big Is Wax Lake?
Wax Lake covers 93 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 41280545). Verified October 30, 2026.