Lakes / Georgia / Decatur County / Bateau Pond
Bateau Pond, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.93 degrees N, 84.51 degrees W - Decatur 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 Bateau Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 142 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourmile Pond | Decatur | 0.6 mi | 45 acres |
| Twin Lakes | Decatur | 3.0 mi | 94 acres |
| Lake Douglas | Decatur | 3.9 mi | 62 acres |
| Open Pond | Decatur | 4.5 mi | 85 acres |
| Cane Water Pond | Decatur | 5.6 mi | 89 acres |
| Black Lake | Decatur | 6.1 mi | 55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bateau Pond
How Big Is Bateau Pond?
Bateau Pond covers 29 acres in Decatur County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Decatur County?
Lake Seminole is the largest lake in Decatur County, at 10,501 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 47202140). Verified October 30, 2026.