Lakes / Georgia / Wilkinson County / Buckhorn Lake
Buckhorn Lake, Georgia
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.84 degrees N, 83.04 degrees W - Wilkinson 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 Buckhorn Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 35 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearcamp Lake | Wilkinson | 8.0 mi | 40 acres |
| Tobe Lake | Wilkinson | 8.3 mi | 68 acres |
| Herds Pond | Johnson | 9.7 mi | 81 acres |
| Napier Pond | Wilkinson | 9.8 mi | 47 acres |
| Chappells Pond | Laurens | 12 mi | 36 acres |
| Stuckey Boone Lake | Wilkinson | 13 mi | 59 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Buckhorn Lake
How Big Is Buckhorn Lake?
Buckhorn Lake covers 25 acres in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wilkinson County?
Lake Tchukolaho is the largest lake in Wilkinson County, at 282 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 79504016). Verified October 30, 2026.