Lakes / Georgia / Lanier County / Rays Millpond
Rays Millpond, Lanier County, Georgia
171 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.10 degrees N, 83.16 degrees W - Lanier 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 Rays Millpond Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 124 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 0.6 mi | 48 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 1.0 mi | 106 acres |
| Banks Lake | Lanier | 6.1 mi | 825 acres |
| Gaskins Lake | Berrien | 8.7 mi | 34 acres |
| Averys Millpond | Berrien | 9.1 mi | 93 acres |
| Mission Pond | Lowndes | 9.9 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rays Millpond
How Big Is Rays Millpond?
Rays Millpond covers 171 acres in Lanier County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lanier County?
Banks Lake is the largest lake in Lanier County, at 825 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 133700186). Verified October 30, 2026.