Lakes / Georgia / Lee County / McCree Lake South
McCree Lake South, Georgia
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.88 degrees N, 84.29 degrees W - Lee 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 McCree Lake South Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 77 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCree Lake North | Lee | 0.8 mi | 36 acres |
| Wells Millpond | Sumter | 3.3 mi | 56 acres |
| McGill Pond | Terrell | 3.4 mi | 57 acres |
| Smith Lake | Terrell | 9.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Philema | Sumter | 11 mi | 167 acres |
| Dawson Sewage Pond | Terrell | 13 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McCree Lake South
How Big Is McCree Lake South?
McCree Lake South covers 26 acres in Lee County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lee County?
James Pond is the largest lake in Lee County, at 108 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 71717161). Verified October 30, 2026.