Lakes / Georgia / Turner County / Nelson Lake
Nelson Lake, Georgia
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.66 degrees N, 83.75 degrees W - Turner 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 Nelson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 9% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 82 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Lake | Turner | 2.2 mi | 28 acres |
| Story Lake | Turner | 5.4 mi | 29 acres |
| City of Sylvester Lake North | Worth | 9.2 mi | 33 acres |
| City of Sylvester Lake | Worth | 11 mi | 33 acres |
| Whiddons Millpond | Tift | 11 mi | 43 acres |
| Kelley Lake | Worth | 13 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nelson Lake
How Big Is Nelson Lake?
Nelson Lake covers 27 acres in Turner County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Turner County?
Ross Lake is the largest lake in Turner County, at 33 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 80529387). Verified October 30, 2026.