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Walter F George Reservoir, Georgia
34,919 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.81 degrees N, 85.10 degrees W - Quitman 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 Walter F George Reservoir Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the Georgia lakes counted so far - 34,919 acres.
- The largest lake in Quitman County among those counted.
- About 111 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Pond | Quitman | 12 mi | 136 acres |
| Bradley Lake | Stewart | 22 mi | 29 acres |
| Singer Pond | Stewart | 23 mi | 103 acres |
| Lake Myda | Calhoun | 26 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Kolomoki | Early | 26 mi | 54 acres |
| Lake Yohola | Early | 26 mi | 29 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 146922157). Verified October 30, 2026.