Lakes / Georgia / Irwin County / Harper Lake
Harper Lake, Georgia
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.53 degrees N, 83.23 degrees W - Irwin 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 Harper Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 94 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Lake | Irwin | 8.0 mi | 58 acres |
| Weaver Pond | Irwin | 8.7 mi | 45 acres |
| Lake Beatrice | Irwin | 9.1 mi | 32 acres |
| Paulk Lake | Coffee | 9.2 mi | 30 acres |
| Bussell Pond | Irwin | 10 mi | 45 acres |
| Evans Lake | Irwin | 11 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Harper Lake
How Big Is Harper Lake?
Harper Lake covers 31 acres in Irwin County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Irwin County?
Sumner Lake is the largest lake in Irwin County, at 58 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 133564615). Verified October 30, 2026.