Lakes / Georgia / Wayne County / Cherokee Lakes
Cherokee Lakes, Georgia
53 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.75 degrees N, 81.96 degrees W - Wayne 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 Cherokee Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 56 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Old River | Long | 5.3 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Lanell | Wayne | 6.1 mi | 35 acres |
| Rayonier Lake North | Long | 9.5 mi | 54 acres |
| Morgan Lake | Long | 10 mi | 30 acres |
| Rayonier Lake | Wayne | 11 mi | 136 acres |
| Lake Lindsay Grace | Wayne | 13 mi | 232 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cherokee Lakes
How Big Is Cherokee Lakes?
Cherokee Lakes covers 53 acres in Wayne County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wayne County?
Lake Lindsay Grace is the largest lake in Wayne County, at 232 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 74974259). Verified October 30, 2026.