Lakes / Georgia / Lincoln County / J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir
J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir, Lincoln County, Georgia
40,816 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.83 degrees N, 82.37 degrees W - Lincoln 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
- The largest lake counted in Georgia by surface area - 40,816 acres.
- About 34 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Columbia | 11 mi | 25,660 acres |
| J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Elbert | 17 mi | 1,415 acres |
| Harrison Lake B | McDuffie | 21 mi | 102 acres |
| Harrison Lake A | McDuffie | 22 mi | 83 acres |
| Woodbridge Lake | Columbia | 23 mi | 25 acres |
| McNeil Pond | McDuffie | 25 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A0769C58-15EC-4164-91C7-47F1648F9243}
CountyLincoln
Lake TypeReservoir
Coordinates33.8323, -82.3702
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 {A0769C58-15EC-4164-91C7-47F1648F9243}). Verified October 30, 2026.