Lakes / Georgia / Hancock County / Browns Lakes
Browns Lakes, Georgia
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.32 degrees N, 82.93 degrees W - Hancock 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 Browns Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 50 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Pond | Hancock | 8.0 mi | 25 acres |
| Glenn Pond | Hancock | 8.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Dickens Lake | Hancock | 9.0 mi | 39 acres |
| Hamburgh Millpond | Washington | 11 mi | 168 acres |
| Shivers Lake Number One | Warren | 13 mi | 51 acres |
| Warrenton City Pond | Warren | 14 mi | 149 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Browns Lakes
How Big Is Browns Lakes?
Browns Lakes covers 28 acres in Hancock County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hancock County?
Lake Sinclair is the largest lake in Hancock County, at 13,173 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 47117020). Verified October 30, 2026.