Lakes / Georgia / Brooks County / Burton Lake
Burton Lake, Georgia
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.02 degrees N, 83.55 degrees W - Brooks 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 Burton Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 126 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Pond | Brooks | 2.6 mi | 29 acres |
| Johnson Pond | Brooks | 5.0 mi | 35 acres |
| Whitehurst Pond | Cook | 5.8 mi | 42 acres |
| Lawson Pond | Brooks | 6.9 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Nichols | Brooks | 7.2 mi | 92 acres |
| Saunders Lake | Cook | 7.5 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Burton Lake
How Big Is Burton Lake?
Burton Lake covers 34 acres in Brooks County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Brooks County?
Stanley Bay is the largest lake in Brooks County, at 235 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 80540595). Verified October 30, 2026.