Lakes / Georgia / Worth County / City of Sylvester Lake
City of Sylvester Lake, Georgia
33 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.51 degrees N, 83.83 degrees W - Worth 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 City of Sylvester Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 32% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 92 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sylvester Lake North | Worth | 2.0 mi | 33 acres |
| Sears Lake | Worth | 8.3 mi | 29 acres |
| Shingle Farm Service Lake | Worth | 8.3 mi | 28 acres |
| Williams Lake | Turner | 8.9 mi | 28 acres |
| Kelley Lake | Worth | 10 mi | 26 acres |
| Nelson Lake | Turner | 11 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About City of Sylvester Lake
How Big Is City of Sylvester Lake?
City of Sylvester Lake covers 33 acres in Worth County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Worth County?
Mercer Millpond is the largest lake in Worth County, at 38 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 80531639). Verified October 30, 2026.