Lakes / Georgia / Irwin County / Sumner Lake
Sumner Lake, Georgia
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.64 degrees N, 83.23 degrees W - Irwin 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 Sumner Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Irwin County among those counted.
- About 86 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Beatrice | Irwin | 1.5 mi | 32 acres |
| Weaver Pond | Irwin | 4.3 mi | 45 acres |
| Hogan Lake | Irwin | 7.3 mi | 26 acres |
| Bussell Pond | Irwin | 7.4 mi | 45 acres |
| Harper Lake | Irwin | 8.0 mi | 31 acres |
| Tuggle Lake | Ben Hill | 8.1 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sumner Lake
How Big Is Sumner Lake?
Sumner Lake covers 58 acres in Irwin County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Irwin County?
Sumner Lake is the largest lake in Irwin County, at 58 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 133561102). Verified October 30, 2026.