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Lake Talquin seen from Williams Landing on the Leon County shore

Fishing Near Tallahassee, Florida, Alabama

2 lakes nearest Tallahassee, Florida, drawn from the Atlas lake directory.

Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lake Jackson

A shallow, weedy sinkhole lake known for largemouth bass from February through May. Five public ramps and three hand launches are mapped here with GPS.

4,000 acresMax depth 30 feet (about 7 feet on average)
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Lake Talquin

A deep, stump-filled reservoir on the Ochlockonee River, known for black crappie from January through April. Fourteen launch sites are mapped here with GPS, on the Leon and Gadsden county shores.

8,800 acresMax depth 40 feet (15 feet on average)
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Lakes near Tallahassee, Florida
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County lines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (2023). Lake positions: Atlas lake records.
Lakes near Tallahassee, Florida by size
Surface acres at full pool.
8,800 ac
4,000 ac
Source: Atlas lake records (USACE, TVA, Alabama Power, ADCNR).