Lakes / Georgia / Taylor County / Wainwright Lake
Wainwright Lake, Georgia
33 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.60 degrees N, 84.12 degrees W - Taylor 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 Wainwright Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 33 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mill Lake | Taylor | 5.8 mi | 75 acres |
| McCants Millpond | Taylor | 7.7 mi | 86 acres |
| Wiggam Branch Lake | Upson | 14 mi | 31 acres |
| Whitewater Pond | Macon | 17 mi | 158 acres |
| Louis Newberry Lake | Peach | 17 mi | 26 acres |
| Matthews Lake East | Talbot | 18 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wainwright Lake
How Big Is Wainwright Lake?
Wainwright Lake covers 33 acres in Taylor County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Taylor County?
McCants Millpond is the largest lake in Taylor County, at 86 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 55256237). Verified October 30, 2026.