Lakes / Alabama / Colbert County / Wilson Lake
Wilson Lake, Alabama
15,534.8 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alabama
34.82 degrees N, 87.51 degrees W - Colbert 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 Wilson Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for surface area among the Alabama lakes counted so far - 15,534.8 acres.
- The largest lake in Colbert County among those counted.
- About 53 miles from Huntsville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Pond | Colbert | 8.9 mi | 36.82 acres |
| Swoope Pond | Lawrence | 17 mi | 79.5 acres |
| Vickery Lake | Lawrence | 17 mi | 56.97 acres |
| Wheeler Reservoir | Limestone | 18 mi | 4,906.03 acres |
| Moulton City Lake | Lawrence | 23 mi | 72.9 acres |
| Number Six Lake | Franklin | 24 mi | 42.26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Alabama
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntersville Lake | Jackson | 65,603.24 acres | - |
| 2 | Wheeler Lake | Limestone | 52,372.46 acres | - |
| 3 | Martin Lake | Tallapoosa | 40,186.87 acres | - |
| 4 | Pickwick Lake | Lauderdale | 34,469.69 acres | - |
| 5 | Weiss Lake | Cherokee | 25,519.1 acres | - |
All 371 Alabama lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 87864655). Verified October 30, 2026.