Lakes / Georgia / Screven County / Hershman Lake
Hershman Lake, Georgia
47 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.92 degrees N, 81.50 degrees W - Screven 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 Hershman Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 47 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Lake Number One | Screven | 1.9 mi | 78 acres |
| Mount Lake | Screven | 2.8 mi | 48 acres |
| Ski Pond | Screven | 11 mi | 41 acres |
| Stink Pond | Screven | 13 mi | 26 acres |
| Kimberly-Clark Lake | Screven | 17 mi | 39 acres |
| Freemam Pond | Screven | 18 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hershman Lake
How Big Is Hershman Lake?
Hershman Lake covers 47 acres in Screven County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Screven County?
Jarrell Pond is the largest lake in Screven 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 136110470). Verified October 30, 2026.