Lakes / Georgia / Ware County / Water Bay
Water Bay, Georgia
50 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.05 degrees N, 82.40 degrees W - Ware 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 Water Bay Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 105 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Pond | Ware | 2.3 mi | 45 acres |
| Maul Hammock Lake | Charlton | 7.9 mi | 4,975 acres |
| Big Water Lake | Charlton | 11 mi | 386 acres |
| Ohio Lake | Ware | 12 mi | 175 acres |
| Laura S Walker Lake | Ware | 12 mi | 102 acres |
| Lake Floree | Brantley | 13 mi | 47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Water Bay
How Big Is Water Bay?
Water Bay covers 50 acres in Ware County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Ware County?
Blackjack Lake is the largest lake in Ware County, at 7,333 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 134525741). Verified October 30, 2026.