Lakes / Georgia / Coffee County / Paulk Lake
Paulk Lake, Georgia
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.49 degrees N, 83.08 degrees W - Coffee 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 Paulk Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 21% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 99 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Lake | Irwin | 7.0 mi | 30 acres |
| Holiday Beach North Lake | Coffee | 8.8 mi | 27 acres |
| Harper Lake | Irwin | 9.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Hilliards Pond | Coffee | 9.6 mi | 289 acres |
| Jowers Lake North | Irwin | 9.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Long Bay | Atkinson | 14 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Paulk Lake
How Big Is Paulk Lake?
Paulk Lake covers 30 acres in Coffee County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Coffee County?
Hilliards Pond is the largest lake in Coffee County, at 289 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 95801655). Verified October 30, 2026.