Lakes / Georgia / Walton County / Bucaneer Lake
Bucaneer Lake, Georgia
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.82 degrees N, 83.72 degrees W - Walton 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 Bucaneer Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Walton County among those counted.
- About 23 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewage Treatment Pond Number Two | Walton | 3.6 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Oconee | Oconee | 8.9 mi | 39 acres |
| Watershed Lake | Barrow | 11 mi | 44 acres |
| Lower Williams Lake | Newton | 12 mi | 814 acres |
| Lake Brantley | Morgan | 12 mi | 28 acres |
| Winder Reservoir | Barrow | 13 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 52037299). Verified October 30, 2026.