Lakes / Georgia / Emanuel County / McGars Pond
McGars Pond, Georgia
118 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.76 degrees N, 82.31 degrees W - Emanuel 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 McGars Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 53 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Pond | Emanuel | 2.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Beegles Farm Pond | Jefferson | 5.1 mi | 51 acres |
| McKinney Pond | Emanuel | 5.4 mi | 47 acres |
| Gambrell Lake | Jefferson | 6.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Overstreet Lake | Emanuel | 9.2 mi | 61 acres |
| Rachels Pond | Jefferson | 9.4 mi | 74 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McGars Pond
How Big Is McGars Pond?
McGars Pond covers 118 acres in Emanuel County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Emanuel County?
Keas Old Millpond is the largest lake in Emanuel County, at 134 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 47125848). Verified October 30, 2026.