Lakes / Georgia / Brantley County / Atkinson Lake
Atkinson Lake, Georgia
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.21 degrees N, 81.86 degrees W - Brantley 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 Atkinson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 75 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Pond | Brantley | 20 mi | 149 acres |
| Laura S Walker Lake | Ware | 21 mi | 102 acres |
| Lake Floree | Brantley | 22 mi | 47 acres |
| Lakeview Country Club Lake | Pierce | 22 mi | 41 acres |
| Lake Paxton | Charlton | 23 mi | 34 acres |
| Ohio Lake | Ware | 24 mi | 175 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Atkinson Lake
How Big Is Atkinson Lake?
Atkinson Lake covers 28 acres in Brantley County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Brantley County?
Johns Pond is the largest lake in Brantley County, at 149 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 95809591). Verified October 30, 2026.