Lakes / Georgia / Bacon County / Johnson Lake
Johnson Lake, Bacon County, Georgia
45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.52 degrees N, 82.39 degrees W - Bacon 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 Johnson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 86 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Lure | Bacon | 5.8 mi | 61 acres |
| Mullis Lake | Bacon | 6.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Bar-O-Ranch Lake | Bacon | 8.4 mi | 27 acres |
| King 0 Lee Lake | Ware | 17 mi | 37 acres |
| Lakeview Country Club Lake | Pierce | 19 mi | 41 acres |
| Lake Mayers | Appling | 19 mi | 114 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Johnson Lake
How Big Is Johnson Lake?
Johnson Lake covers 45 acres in Bacon County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bacon County?
Lake Lure is the largest lake in Bacon County, at 61 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 95795273). Verified October 30, 2026.