Lakes / Georgia / Columbia County / Bowen Pond
Bowen Pond, Georgia
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.54 degrees N, 82.06 degrees W - Columbia 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 Bowen Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 26% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 7 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Olmstead | Richmond | 4.5 mi | 68 acres |
| Woodbridge Lake | Columbia | 5.7 mi | 25 acres |
| Fort Gordon Reservoir | Richmond | 8.1 mi | 98 acres |
| Lombard Millpond | Richmond | 9.0 mi | 25 acres |
| Maxwell Lake | Richmond | 12 mi | 25 acres |
| Richmond Factory Pond | Richmond | 13 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bowen Pond
How Big Is Bowen Pond?
Bowen Pond covers 31 acres in Columbia County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Columbia County?
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir is the largest lake in Columbia County, at 25,660 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 136107919). Verified October 30, 2026.