Lakes / Georgia / Dougherty County / Lake Worth
Lake Worth, Georgia
183 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.61 degrees N, 84.15 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 Worth Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Dougherty County among those counted.
- About 90 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Loretta | Dougherty | 3.4 mi | 27 acres |
| White Pond | Lee | 5.1 mi | 30 acres |
| Pye Pond | Lee | 6.9 mi | 31 acres |
| James Pond | Lee | 7.0 mi | 108 acres |
| Rawls Pond | Dougherty | 7.7 mi | 80 acres |
| Coney Lake | Lee | 8.1 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Worth
How Big Is Lake Worth?
Lake Worth covers 183 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 71720073). Verified October 30, 2026.