Lakes / Georgia / Haralson County / West Lake
West Lake, Georgia
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.74 degrees N, 85.19 degrees W - Haralson 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 West Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 46 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin Lake | Haralson | 3.5 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Haralson | Haralson | 4.6 mi | 31 acres |
| Hatfields Lake | Haralson | 5.5 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Olympia | Haralson | 6.3 mi | 131 acres |
| Callaway Lake | Carroll | 9.6 mi | 37 acres |
| Teague Lake | Carroll | 10 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About West Lake
How Big Is West Lake?
West Lake covers 35 acres in Haralson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Haralson County?
Lake Olympia is the largest lake in Haralson County, at 131 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 135760745). Verified October 30, 2026.