Lakes / Georgia / Brooks County / Lake Nichols
Lake Nichols, Georgia
92 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.97 degrees N, 83.66 degrees W - Brooks 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 Nichols Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 129 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Pond | Brooks | 2.2 mi | 35 acres |
| Crevasse Pond | Brooks | 6.5 mi | 103 acres |
| Lake Pope | Brooks | 7.0 mi | 51 acres |
| Burton Lake | Brooks | 7.2 mi | 34 acres |
| Alderman Pond | Brooks | 8.0 mi | 29 acres |
| Moore Pond | Brooks | 8.1 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Nichols
How Big Is Lake Nichols?
Lake Nichols covers 92 acres in Brooks County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Brooks County?
Stanley Bay is the largest lake in Brooks County, at 235 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 133701403). Verified October 30, 2026.