Lakes / Georgia / Wheeler County / Cleggs Lake
Cleggs Lake, Georgia
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.06 degrees N, 82.81 degrees W - Wheeler 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 Cleggs Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Wheeler County among those counted.
- About 72 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders Lake | Wheeler | 1.1 mi | 28 acres |
| Little Ocmulgee Lake | Telfair | 5.5 mi | 238 acres |
| Varnadoe Lake | Telfair | 13 mi | 40 acres |
| Horseshoe Pond | Wheeler | 17 mi | 30 acres |
| Lowry Pond | Dodge | 18 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Destiny | Dodge | 20 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cleggs Lake
How Big Is Cleggs Lake?
Cleggs Lake covers 37 acres in Wheeler County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wheeler County?
Cleggs Lake is the largest lake in Wheeler County, at 37 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 47018424). Verified October 30, 2026.