Lakes / Georgia / Lamar County / Barnesville Reservoir
Barnesville Reservoir, Georgia
71 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.12 degrees N, 84.12 degrees W - Lamar 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 Barnesville Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Lamar County among those counted.
- About 34 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childs Pond | Lamar | 4.0 mi | 27 acres |
| North Crystal Lake | Spalding | 6.6 mi | 37 acres |
| High Falls Lake | Monroe | 7.0 mi | 562 acres |
| Crouch Lake Number Two | Spalding | 9.1 mi | 25 acres |
| Chief McIntosh Lake | Butts | 14 mi | 92 acres |
| Lake Lewis | Pike | 15 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 49694927). Verified October 30, 2026.