Lakes / Georgia / Sumter County / Statham Lake
Statham Lake, Georgia
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.12 degrees N, 84.25 degrees W - Sumter 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 Statham Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 38% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 62 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Collins | Sumter | 1.0 mi | 99 acres |
| McMath Millpond | Sumter | 3.9 mi | 32 acres |
| John James Lake | Sumter | 5.6 mi | 41 acres |
| Charles Reeves Lake | Sumter | 6.7 mi | 39 acres |
| Tharpe Lake | Sumter | 6.9 mi | 41 acres |
| Theus Lake | Schley | 7.0 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Statham Lake
How Big Is Statham Lake?
Statham Lake covers 36 acres in Sumter County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sumter County?
Lake Blackshear is the largest lake in Sumter County, at 7,984 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 71714729). Verified October 30, 2026.