Lakes / Alabama / Butler County / McGowin Lake
McGowin Lake, Alabama
37.01 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alabama
31.68 degrees N, 86.69 degrees W - Butler 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 McGowin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 32% of the 371 lakes counted in Alabama.
- About 53 miles from Montgomery, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tanner | Butler | 12 mi | 57.08 acres |
| Lake Jane | Crenshaw | 19 mi | 31.38 acres |
| Lake Shirley | Conecuh | 20 mi | 48.01 acres |
| Gantt Lake | Covington | 22 mi | 1,820.43 acres |
| Willow Wood Pond | Covington | 22 mi | 31.14 acres |
| Crenshaw County Public Lake | Crenshaw | 24 mi | 50.41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Alabama
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntersville Lake | Jackson | 65,603.24 acres | - |
| 2 | Wheeler Lake | Limestone | 52,372.46 acres | - |
| 3 | Martin Lake | Tallapoosa | 40,186.87 acres | - |
| 4 | Pickwick Lake | Lauderdale | 34,469.69 acres | - |
| 5 | Weiss Lake | Cherokee | 25,519.1 acres | - |
All 371 Alabama lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 146263022). Verified October 30, 2026.