Lakes / Georgia / Thomas County / Griffin Lake
Griffin Lake, Thomas County, Georgia
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.03 degrees N, 83.97 degrees W - Thomas 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 Griffin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 126 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukes Pond | Colquitt | 3.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Singletary Pond | Thomas | 5.4 mi | 33 acres |
| Bridge Creek Structure Number Eight Lake | Colquitt | 8.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Heards Lake | Thomas | 10 mi | 211 acres |
| Halls Pond | Thomas | 11 mi | 55 acres |
| Hand Lake | Mitchell | 12 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Griffin Lake
How Big Is Griffin Lake?
Griffin Lake covers 34 acres in Thomas County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Thomas County?
Heards Lake is the largest lake in Thomas County, at 211 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 48299113). Verified October 30, 2026.