Lakes / Georgia / Dougherty County / Lake Loretta
Lake Loretta, Georgia
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.60 degrees N, 84.20 degrees W - Dougherty 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 Lake Loretta Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 92 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth | Dougherty | 3.4 mi | 183 acres |
| Rawls Pond | Dougherty | 4.9 mi | 80 acres |
| James Pond | Lee | 7.0 mi | 108 acres |
| White Pond | Lee | 8.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Pye Pond | Lee | 9.7 mi | 31 acres |
| Albany Lake | Terrell | 10 mi | 68 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Loretta
How Big Is Lake Loretta?
Lake Loretta covers 27 acres in Dougherty County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dougherty County?
Lake Worth is the largest lake in Dougherty County, at 183 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 47197364). Verified October 30, 2026.