Lakes / Georgia / Jenkins County / Brinson Lake
Brinson Lake, Georgia
59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.86 degrees N, 82.11 degrees W - Jenkins 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 Brinson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Jenkins County among those counted.
- About 43 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Miller Lake | Burke | 2.0 mi | 38 acres |
| Johnson Pond | Burke | 2.1 mi | 34 acres |
| McCullough Millpond | Burke | 7.5 mi | 49 acres |
| Magnolia View Lake | Jenkins | 8.3 mi | 37 acres |
| McKinney Pond | Emanuel | 8.3 mi | 47 acres |
| Magnolia Springs State Park Lake | Jenkins | 9.1 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Brinson Lake
How Big Is Brinson Lake?
Brinson Lake covers 59 acres in Jenkins County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jenkins County?
Brinson Lake is the largest lake in Jenkins County, at 59 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 47123450). Verified October 30, 2026.