Lakes / Georgia / Decatur County / Crescent Lake
Crescent Lake, Georgia
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.74 degrees N, 84.51 degrees W - Decatur 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 Crescent Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 154 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Plum Lake | Grady | 8.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Douglas | Decatur | 10 mi | 62 acres |
| Twin Lakes | Decatur | 11 mi | 94 acres |
| Bateau Pond | Decatur | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Fourmile Pond | Decatur | 13 mi | 45 acres |
| Silver Lake | Decatur | 15 mi | 317 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Crescent Lake
How Big Is Crescent Lake?
Crescent Lake covers 43 acres in Decatur County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Decatur County?
Lake Seminole is the largest lake in Decatur County, at 10,501 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 129949770). Verified October 30, 2026.