Lakes / Georgia / Decatur County / Black Lake
Black Lake, Georgia
55 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.98 degrees N, 84.43 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 Black Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 137 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Water Pond | Decatur | 0.5 mi | 89 acres |
| Open Pond | Decatur | 1.8 mi | 85 acres |
| Bateau Pond | Decatur | 6.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Fourmile Pond | Decatur | 6.2 mi | 45 acres |
| Twin Lakes | Decatur | 9.1 mi | 94 acres |
| Lake Douglas | Decatur | 10.0 mi | 62 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Black Lake
How Big Is Black Lake?
Black Lake covers 55 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 47201794). Verified October 30, 2026.