Lakes / Georgia / Lanier County / Carter Lake
Carter Lake, Georgia
93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.97 degrees N, 83.08 degrees W - Lanier 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 Carter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 133 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Lake | Lanier | 4.4 mi | 825 acres |
| Mission Pond | Lowndes | 7.4 mi | 33 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 9.8 mi | 48 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 9.8 mi | 106 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 10 mi | 171 acres |
| Cherry Lake | Lowndes | 14 mi | 65 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carter Lake
How Big Is Carter Lake?
Carter Lake covers 93 acres in Lanier County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lanier County?
Banks Lake is the largest lake in Lanier County, at 825 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 133569334). Verified October 30, 2026.