Lakes / Georgia / Lowndes County / Bear Garden Swamp
Bear Garden Swamp, Georgia
330 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.66 degrees N, 83.28 degrees W - Lowndes 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 Bear Garden Swamp Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Lowndes County among those counted.
- About 152 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Pond | Lowndes | 1.1 mi | 94 acres |
| Whitewater Club Lake | Lowndes | 1.5 mi | 146 acres |
| Fly Pond | Lowndes | 2.0 mi | 57 acres |
| Nasty Pond | Lowndes | 2.5 mi | 56 acres |
| Owens-Illinois Corporation Lake | Lowndes | 2.9 mi | 68 acres |
| Owens Illinois Lake | Lowndes | 3.3 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear Garden Swamp
How Big Is Bear Garden Swamp?
Bear Garden Swamp covers 330 acres in Lowndes County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lowndes County?
Bear Garden Swamp is the largest lake in Lowndes County, at 330 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 133702836). Verified October 30, 2026.