Lakes / Georgia / Decatur County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Decatur County, Georgia
317 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.82 degrees N, 84.75 degrees W - Decatur 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 155 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Pond | Decatur | 1.7 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Seminole | Decatur | 2.9 mi | 10,501 acres |
| Lake Seminole | Seminole | 4.3 mi | 7,190 acres |
| Whittakers Lake | Seminole | 4.7 mi | 162 acres |
| Harvel Pond | Seminole | 6.7 mi | 66 acres |
| Rock Pond | Seminole | 12 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 317 acres in Decatur County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Decatur County?
Lake Seminole is the largest lake in Decatur County, at 10,501 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 47202596). Verified October 30, 2026.