Lakes / Georgia / Johnson County / Herds Pond
Herds Pond, Georgia
81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.78 degrees N, 82.89 degrees W - Johnson 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 Herds Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 43 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobe Lake | Wilkinson | 4.7 mi | 68 acres |
| Jackson Pond | Laurens | 6.5 mi | 52 acres |
| Thunder Springs Lake | Laurens | 9.3 mi | 129 acres |
| Ben Hall Lake | Laurens | 9.4 mi | 109 acres |
| Buckhorn Lake | Wilkinson | 9.7 mi | 25 acres |
| Boatright Lake | Washington | 11 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Herds Pond
How Big Is Herds Pond?
Herds Pond covers 81 acres in Johnson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Johnson County?
Rayonair Pond is the largest lake in Johnson County, at 119 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 79504414). Verified October 30, 2026.