Lakes / Georgia / Candler County / Cooks Pond
Cooks Pond, Georgia
53 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.43 degrees N, 82.02 degrees W - Candler 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 Cooks Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 59 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulsey Lake | Candler | 4.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Lake Collins | Bulloch | 6.2 mi | 47 acres |
| Jones Lake | Candler | 6.5 mi | 39 acres |
| Canoe Pond | Candler | 7.2 mi | 117 acres |
| Brannen Lake | Candler | 8.6 mi | 97 acres |
| Atwood Pond | Bulloch | 8.8 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cooks Pond
How Big Is Cooks Pond?
Cooks Pond covers 53 acres in Candler County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Candler County?
Canoe Pond is the largest lake in Candler County, at 117 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 73947160). Verified October 30, 2026.