Lakes / Georgia / Lanier County / Banks Lake
Banks Lake, Georgia
825 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.03 degrees N, 83.10 degrees W - Lanier 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 Banks Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Lanier County among those counted.
- About 129 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Lake | Lanier | 4.4 mi | 93 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 5.5 mi | 48 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 5.7 mi | 106 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 6.1 mi | 171 acres |
| Mission Pond | Lowndes | 7.5 mi | 33 acres |
| Butchers Pond | Atkinson | 13 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Banks Lake
How Big Is Banks Lake?
Banks Lake covers 825 acres in Lanier County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lanier County?
Banks Lake is the largest lake in Lanier County, at 825 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 133569116). Verified October 30, 2026.