Lakes / Georgia / Schley County / Theus Lake
Theus Lake, Georgia
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.20 degrees N, 84.33 degrees W - Schley 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 Theus Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 33% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 60 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statham Lake | Sumter | 7.0 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Collins | Sumter | 7.9 mi | 99 acres |
| Youngs Millpond | Sumter | 8.5 mi | 59 acres |
| McMath Millpond | Sumter | 8.9 mi | 32 acres |
| John James Lake | Sumter | 11 mi | 41 acres |
| Charles Reeves Lake | Sumter | 11 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 71714357). Verified October 30, 2026.