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Lakes Near Augusta, Georgia

76 counted Georgia lakes sit within 60 miles of Augusta - the largest is J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at 40,816 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir	Lincoln	34 mi	40,816 acres	-
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir	Columbia	27 mi	25,660 acres	-
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir	Elbert	51 mi	1,415 acres	-
Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Five	Richmond	10 mi	438 acres	-
Kellys Pond	Jefferson	38 mi	267 acres	-
Turkey Pond	Burke	41 mi	197 acres	-
Hamburgh Millpond	Washington	50 mi	168 acres	-
Warrenton City Pond	Warren	43 mi	149 acres	-
Bowdens Pond Number One	McDuffie	27 mi	123 acres	-
McGars Pond	Emanuel	53 mi	118 acres	-
Harrison Lake B	McDuffie	29 mi	102 acres	-
Fort Gordon Reservoir	Richmond	8 mi	98 acres	-
Bennock Millpond	Richmond	15 mi	84 acres	-
Archers Lakes	Washington	48 mi	83 acres	-
Harrison Lake A	McDuffie	28 mi	83 acres	-
Hendley Pond	Emanuel	59 mi	81 acres	-
Telfair Pond	Burke	27 mi	81 acres	-
Wade Lake Number One	Screven	46 mi	78 acres	-
Rachels Pond	Jefferson	51 mi	74 acres	-
Lake Olmstead	Richmond	2 mi	68 acres	-
Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Two	Richmond	10 mi	67 acres	-
Overstreet Lake	Emanuel	59 mi	61 acres	-
Johnsons Lake	Warren	39 mi	60 acres	-
Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Four	Richmond	10 mi	60 acres	-
Brinson Lake	Jenkins	43 mi	59 acres	-
Kaolin Mines Lake	McDuffie	29 mi	57 acres	-
Usry Pond	McDuffie	28 mi	57 acres	-
Beegles Farm Pond	Jefferson	52 mi	51 acres	-
Jordan Millpond	Washington	50 mi	51 acres	-
Shivers Lake Number One	Warren	47 mi	51 acres	-
Lewis Lake	Washington	51 mi	50 acres	-
Clarks Mill Pond	Jefferson	39 mi	49 acres	-
McCullough Millpond	Burke	36 mi	49 acres	-
Mount Lake	Screven	45 mi	48 acres	-
Beaverdam Creek Lake	Wilkes	52 mi	47 acres	-
Hershman Lake	Screven	47 mi	47 acres	-
McKinney Pond	Emanuel	49 mi	47 acres	-
Millers Pond	Burke	18 mi	45 acres	-
Richmond Factory Pond	Richmond	10 mi	43 acres	-
Mays Millpond	Washington	53 mi	42 acres	-
Huber Lake	Jefferson	29 mi	41 acres	-
Ski Pond	Screven	40 mi	41 acres	-
Lower Leitner Pond	Richmond	18 mi	40 acres	-
Smith Lake	Jefferson	48 mi	40 acres	-
Walker Pond	Washington	54 mi	40 acres	-
Kimberly-Clark Lake	Screven	60 mi	39 acres	-
Brantley Pond	Washington	60 mi	38 acres	-
Glenn Pond	Hancock	55 mi	38 acres	-
Lower Miller Lake	Burke	41 mi	38 acres	-
Ray Lake	Warren	41 mi	38 acres	-
Magnolia View Lake	Jenkins	39 mi	37 acres	-
McNeil Pond	McDuffie	32 mi	37 acres	-
Freemam Pond	Screven	56 mi	35 acres	-
Leitner Pond	Richmond	18 mi	35 acres	-
Hancock Millpond	Richmond	13 mi	34 acres	-
Johnson Pond	Burke	43 mi	34 acres	-
Magnolia Springs State Park Lake	Jenkins	40 mi	32 acres	-
Timmons Pond	Burke	23 mi	32 acres	-
Waynesboro Pond	Burke	27 mi	32 acres	-
Bowen Pond	Columbia	7 mi	31 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 76 counted lakes within 60 miles of Augusta.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.