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