Lakes / Georgia / Dougherty County / Big Cypress Lake
Big Cypress Lake, Georgia
93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.45 degrees N, 84.29 degrees W - Dougherty 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 Big Cypress Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 103 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Pond | Dougherty | 4.3 mi | 85 acres |
| Long Pond | Baker | 4.3 mi | 66 acres |
| Halls Pond | Baker | 5.0 mi | 96 acres |
| Rock Hole Pond | Baker | 5.5 mi | 40 acres |
| Bird Roost Pond | Dougherty | 5.6 mi | 34 acres |
| Chance Pond | Baker | 6.2 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Cypress Lake
How Big Is Big Cypress Lake?
Big Cypress Lake covers 93 acres in Dougherty County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dougherty County?
Lake Worth is the largest lake in Dougherty County, at 183 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 47198126). Verified October 30, 2026.