Lakes / Georgia / Macon County / Whitewater Pond
Whitewater Pond, Georgia
158 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.35 degrees N, 84.08 degrees W - Macon 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 Whitewater Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Macon County among those counted.
- About 43 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsehead Creek Lake | Macon | 8.3 mi | 68 acres |
| Taylor Mill Lake | Taylor | 12 mi | 75 acres |
| Forbes Lake | Macon | 14 mi | 96 acres |
| Charles Reeves Lake | Sumter | 15 mi | 39 acres |
| Free Lake | Houston | 15 mi | 70 acres |
| Tharpe Lake | Sumter | 15 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Whitewater Pond
How Big Is Whitewater Pond?
Whitewater Pond covers 158 acres in Macon County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Macon County?
Whitewater Pond is the largest lake in Macon County, at 158 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 55257629). Verified October 30, 2026.