Cleanest Lakes in Georgia
Lake Worth in Dougherty County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 3.7 ft of clarity. Below are the top 32 cleanest monitored lakes in Georgia, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Worth | Dougherty | 3.7 ft | 46.9 µg/L | 5 µg/L |
| 2 | Flint River Reservoir | Dougherty | 4.3 ft | 30 µg/L | 4.8 µg/L |
| 3 | Harl Lake | Harris | 6.1 ft | 13 µg/L | 5.1 µg/L |
| 4 | Lake Blackshear | Crisp | 3.9 ft | 30.5 µg/L | 12.5 µg/L |
| 5 | Geoh Lake | Stewart | 3.7 ft | 31.5 µg/L | 11.7 µg/L |
| 6 | Banks Lake | Lanier | 3.2 ft | 30 µg/L | 7.6 µg/L |
| 7 | Wesc Lake | Troup | 6 ft | 12 µg/L | 10.7 µg/L |
| 8 | Lake Oconee | Greene | 5.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 12.9 µg/L |
| 9 | Lake Blue Ridge | Fannin | 9.5 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L |
| 10 | Lake Tobesofkee | Bibb | 4.7 ft | 30 µg/L | 13 µg/L |
| 11 | Lake Sidney Lanier | Forsyth | 9.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 7.7 µg/L |
| 12 | Goat Rock Lake | Harris | 5.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 5.8 µg/L |
| 13 | West Point Lake | Troup | 7.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 11 µg/L |
| 14 | Lake Oliver | Muscogee | 6.1 ft | 20 µg/L | 6.8 µg/L |
| 15 | Lake Juliette | Monroe | 8.5 ft | 20 µg/L | 4.2 µg/L |
| 16 | Lake Sinclair | Baldwin | 4.9 ft | 25 µg/L | 12 µg/L |
| 17 | Carters Lake | Gilmer | 8.1 ft | 20 µg/L | 8.4 µg/L |
| 18 | Lake Harding | Harris | 6 ft | 20 µg/L | 5 µg/L |
| 19 | Lake Nottely | Union | 8.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L |
| 20 | Lake Lanier Upstream From Flowery Branch Confluence | Hall | 13 ft | 20 µg/L | 6.2 µg/L |
| 21 | Lake Walter F. George | Quitman | 4.1 ft | 34.1 µg/L | 18 µg/L |
| 22 | Lake Burton | Rabun | 12.5 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L |
| 23 | Lake Rabun | Rabun | 10.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.7 µg/L |
| 24 | Clarks Hill Lake | Columbia | 7.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 5.8 µg/L |
| 25 | Clarks Hill Lake | Lincoln | 6.7 ft | 20 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L |
| 26 | Clarks Hill Lake | Lincoln | 6.1 ft | 20 µg/L | 11 µg/L |
| 27 | Lake Hartwell | Hart | 13.5 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L |
| 28 | Lake Richard B. Russell | Elbert | 6.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 8.3 µg/L |
| 29 | Chattahoochee River Lake | Troup | - | 30 µg/L | - |
| 30 | Lake Jackson | Jasper | 4.6 ft | 24.5 µg/L | 17 µg/L |
| 31 | High Falls Lake | Monroe | 3.3 ft | 40 µg/L | 23 µg/L |
| 32 | Lake Allatoona | Cherokee | 3.8 ft | 30 µg/L | 19 µg/L |
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