Lakes / Georgia / Brooks County / Stanley Bay
Stanley Bay, Georgia
235 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
30.70 degrees N, 83.63 degrees W - Brooks 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 Stanley Bay Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Brooks County among those counted.
- About 148 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Lake | Brooks | 0.8 mi | 61 acres |
| Fearnside Lake | Brooks | 8.8 mi | 87 acres |
| Madre Pond | Thomas | 10 mi | 37 acres |
| Massey-Ferguson Pond | Thomas | 13 mi | 47 acres |
| Moore Pond | Brooks | 13 mi | 30 acres |
| Cambest Pond | Thomas | 13 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Stanley Bay
How Big Is Stanley Bay?
Stanley Bay covers 235 acres in Brooks County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Brooks County?
Stanley Bay is the largest lake in Brooks County, at 235 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 133702849). Verified October 30, 2026.