Lakes / Georgia / Hancock County / Lake Sinclair
Lake Sinclair, Georgia
13,173 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.21 degrees N, 83.26 degrees W - Hancock 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 Sinclair Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for surface area among the Georgia lakes counted so far - 13,173 acres.
- The largest lake in Hancock County among those counted.
- About 33 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens Lake | Hancock | 13 mi | 39 acres |
| Rock Eagle Lake | Putnam | 16 mi | 87 acres |
| Hodges Lake | Wilkinson | 17 mi | 59 acres |
| Hungerford Lake | Jones | 17 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Oconee | Greene | 18 mi | 17,436 acres |
| Napier Pond | Wilkinson | 20 mi | 47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Sinclair
How Big Is Lake Sinclair?
Lake Sinclair covers 13,173 acres in Hancock County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hancock County?
Lake Sinclair is the largest lake in Hancock County, at 13,173 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 52041643). Verified October 30, 2026.