Lakes / Georgia / Decatur County / Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole, Decatur County, Georgia
10,501 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.78 degrees N, 84.77 degrees W - Decatur 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 Seminole Stacks Up
- Ranks #10 for surface area among the Georgia lakes counted so far - 10,501 acres.
- The largest lake in Decatur County among those counted.
- About 157 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Decatur | 2.9 mi | 317 acres |
| Lake Seminole | Seminole | 3.3 mi | 7,190 acres |
| Buffalo Pond | Decatur | 4.3 mi | 35 acres |
| Whittakers Lake | Seminole | 5.6 mi | 162 acres |
| Harvel Pond | Seminole | 5.7 mi | 66 acres |
| Rock Pond | Seminole | 14 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Seminole
How Big Is Lake Seminole?
Lake Seminole covers 10,501 acres in Decatur County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Decatur County?
Lake Seminole is the largest lake in Decatur County, at 10,501 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 47202298). Verified October 30, 2026.