Lakes / Georgia / Calhoun County / McClendon Lake
McClendon Lake, Georgia
59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.52 degrees N, 84.55 degrees W - Calhoun 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 McClendon Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Calhoun County among those counted.
- About 106 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordrays Pond | Calhoun | 5.3 mi | 45 acres |
| Merrett Pond | Calhoun | 8.0 mi | 40 acres |
| Rice Lake | Randolph | 9.7 mi | 36 acres |
| Hellgate Pond | Baker | 10 mi | 63 acres |
| Hundred Acre Pond | Randolph | 11 mi | 102 acres |
| Bird Roost Pond | Dougherty | 11 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McClendon Lake
How Big Is McClendon Lake?
McClendon Lake covers 59 acres in Calhoun County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Calhoun County?
McClendon Lake is the largest lake in Calhoun County, at 59 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 74288369). Verified October 30, 2026.