Lakes / Georgia / Polk County / York Lake
York Lake, Georgia
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
34.01 degrees N, 85.31 degrees W - Polk 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 York Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 0% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 56 miles from Atlanta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ujihito | Polk | 2.3 mi | 39 acres |
| Culp Lake | Polk | 5.7 mi | 28 acres |
| Mullin Lake | Haralson | 8.4 mi | 32 acres |
| Paris Lake | Floyd | 13 mi | 58 acres |
| Mountain End Lake | Floyd | 14 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Dorene | Polk | 15 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About York Lake
How Big Is York Lake?
York Lake covers 25 acres in Polk County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Polk County?
Lake Ujihito is the largest lake in Polk County, at 39 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 136276666). Verified October 30, 2026.