It is 144 acres (0.58 km2) in size and falls within the property of Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park and is just northwest of Lake Hall by 500 feet (150 m).

Access to the lake is only by hiking and mountain bike trails.

During antebellum years, this lake was within Andalusia Plantation owned by Frenchman Emile Dubois.

Later, it was the western border of Live Oak Plantation.

Fish found in Lake Overstreet include largemouth bass, bluegills and bream.