Lakes / Georgia / Early County / Porter Pond
Porter Pond, Georgia
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.18 degrees N, 85.06 degrees W - Early 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 Porter Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 142 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Clara | Early | 10 mi | 56 acres |
| Bridges Lake | Early | 13 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Myrtice | Early | 17 mi | 30 acres |
| Lewis Pond | Seminole | 18 mi | 25 acres |
| Rock Pond | Seminole | 21 mi | 28 acres |
| Lake Kolomoki | Early | 21 mi | 54 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Porter Pond
How Big Is Porter Pond?
Porter Pond covers 41 acres in Early County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Early County?
Lake Clara is the largest lake in Early County, at 56 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 133131652). Verified October 30, 2026.