Lakes / Georgia / Lowndes County / Cherry Lake
Cherry Lake, Georgia
65 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.90 degrees N, 83.30 degrees W - Lowndes 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 Cherry Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 135 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Neva | Lowndes | 3.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Langdales Pond | Lowndes | 6.6 mi | 115 acres |
| Mission Pond | Lowndes | 6.8 mi | 33 acres |
| Lawson Pond | Brooks | 10 mi | 36 acres |
| Loch Laurel | Lowndes | 11 mi | 129 acres |
| Langdale Lake | Lowndes | 11 mi | 196 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cherry Lake
How Big Is Cherry Lake?
Cherry Lake covers 65 acres in Lowndes County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lowndes County?
Bear Garden Swamp is the largest lake in Lowndes County, at 330 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 133701571). Verified October 30, 2026.