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Carter Lake

Lakeland, Georgia — Lanier County.

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93Surface acres

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 133569334).

Location & fast facts

Where Carter Lake is in Georgia

The red circle marks Carter Lake.

Fast facts

About Carter Lake

  • County: Lanier
  • Nearest city: Lakeland (about 3.3 mi from the lake)
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 80 mi from Tallahassee and 95 mi from Jacksonville, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Georgia: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Georgia

Official Georgia DNR pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Carter Lake shoreline

0.1 mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the Georgia DNR WRD water access points data.

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 133569334), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Georgia DNR WRD water access points. Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Conditions right now

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Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Carter Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Carter Lake

    How big is Carter Lake?

    Carter Lake covers about 93 acres in Lakeland, Georgia (Lanier County).

    What towns are on Carter Lake?

    Carter Lake touches Lakeland in Lanier County, Georgia.

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