Lakes / Georgia / Lowndes County / Frances Lake
Frances Lake, Georgia
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.68 degrees N, 83.21 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 Frances Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 151 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horselot Lake | Lowndes | 0.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Hammock East | Lowndes | 0.6 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Hammock West | Lowndes | 0.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Ocean Pond | Lowndes | 0.9 mi | 303 acres |
| Carrolls Pond | Lowndes | 1.3 mi | 28 acres |
| Long Pond | Lowndes | 1.3 mi | 301 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Frances Lake
How Big Is Frances Lake?
Frances Lake covers 37 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 133570783). Verified October 30, 2026.