Lakes / Georgia / Talbot County / Matthews Lake East
Matthews Lake East, Georgia
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.64 degrees N, 84.42 degrees W - Talbot 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 Matthews Lake East Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 48 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCants Millpond | Taylor | 10 mi | 86 acres |
| Wiggam Branch Lake | Upson | 13 mi | 31 acres |
| Juniper Lake | Marion | 13 mi | 90 acres |
| Chapman Lake | Marion | 17 mi | 76 acres |
| Montarella Lake | Talbot | 17 mi | 35 acres |
| Lambert Lake | Marion | 17 mi | 40 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 55256197). Verified October 30, 2026.