Lakes / Georgia / Long County / Hughes Old River
Hughes Old River, Georgia
64 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.72 degrees N, 81.87 degrees W - Long 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 Hughes Old River Stacks Up
- Larger than 69% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Long County among those counted.
- About 52 miles from Savannah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayonier Lake North | Long | 4.6 mi | 54 acres |
| Morgan Lake | Long | 5.0 mi | 30 acres |
| Cherokee Lakes | Wayne | 5.3 mi | 53 acres |
| Rayonier Lake | Wayne | 6.2 mi | 136 acres |
| Lake Lanell | Wayne | 8.6 mi | 35 acres |
| Lake Lindsay Grace | Wayne | 14 mi | 232 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hughes Old River
How Big Is Hughes Old River?
Hughes Old River covers 64 acres in Long County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Long County?
Hughes Old River is the largest lake in Long County, at 64 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 74974761). Verified October 30, 2026.