Lakes / Georgia / Mitchell County / Rigsby Lake
Rigsby Lake, Georgia
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.24 degrees N, 84.08 degrees W - Mitchell 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 Rigsby Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 113 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingham Lake | Mitchell | 3.8 mi | 25 acres |
| Connell Lake | Mitchell | 4.5 mi | 28 acres |
| Pittman Lake | Mitchell | 4.6 mi | 30 acres |
| Mims Millpond | Mitchell | 4.8 mi | 79 acres |
| Hatcher Lake | Mitchell | 5.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Moss Lake North | Colquitt | 7.7 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rigsby Lake
How Big Is Rigsby Lake?
Rigsby Lake covers 43 acres in Mitchell County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mitchell County?
Mims Millpond is the largest lake in Mitchell County, at 79 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 48294315). Verified October 30, 2026.