Lakes / Georgia / Newton County / Hays Pond
Hays Pond, Georgia
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.53 degrees N, 83.72 degrees W - Newton 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 Hays Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 36 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Newton | 2.6 mi | 35 acres |
| Boyle Murder Lake | Jasper | 5.2 mi | 41 acres |
| Murder Creek Lake | Jasper | 5.6 mi | 69 acres |
| Boyle Lake Number Five | Jasper | 6.1 mi | 73 acres |
| Lake Bulow Campbell | Newton | 9.6 mi | 54 acres |
| Covington Reservoir | Newton | 10 mi | 45 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hays Pond
How Big Is Hays Pond?
Hays Pond covers 31 acres in Newton County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Newton County?
Lower Williams Lake is the largest lake in Newton County, at 814 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 52040507). Verified October 30, 2026.