Lakes / Georgia / Elbert County / J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir, Elbert County, Georgia
1,415 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.98 degrees N, 82.61 degrees W - Elbert 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 J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Elbert County among those counted.
- About 43 miles from Athens, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Lincoln | 17 mi | 40,816 acres |
| Beaverdam Creek Lake | Wilkes | 21 mi | 47 acres |
| J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Columbia | 25 mi | 25,660 acres |
| Reservoir 30 | Elbert | 25 mi | 52 acres |
| Reservoir 64 | Madison | 31 mi | 44 acres |
| Harrison Lake B | McDuffie | 32 mi | 102 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 46760267). Verified October 30, 2026.