Lakes / Georgia / Habersham County / Yonah Lake
Yonah Lake, Georgia
284 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.69 degrees N, 83.35 degrees W - Habersham 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 Yonah Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Habersham County among those counted.
- About 51 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tugaloo Lake | Rabun | 2.5 mi | 502 acres |
| Tallulah Falls Lake | Rabun | 4.7 mi | 56 acres |
| Toccoa Reservoir | Stephens | 5.6 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Rabun | Rabun | 7.3 mi | 723 acres |
| Lake Louise | Stephens | 7.3 mi | 160 acres |
| Seed Lake | Rabun | 11 mi | 190 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Yonah Lake
How Big Is Yonah Lake?
Yonah Lake covers 284 acres in Habersham County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Habersham County?
Yonah Lake is the largest lake in Habersham County, at 284 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 136157665). Verified October 30, 2026.