Lakes / Georgia / Burke County / Shaw Lake
Shaw Lake, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.22 degrees N, 82.01 degrees W - Burke 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 Shaw Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 18 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Millpond | Richmond | 5.0 mi | 34 acres |
| Bennock Millpond | Richmond | 7.3 mi | 84 acres |
| Millers Pond | Burke | 7.5 mi | 45 acres |
| Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Four | Richmond | 8.3 mi | 60 acres |
| Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Two | Richmond | 8.6 mi | 67 acres |
| Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Three | Richmond | 8.8 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shaw Lake
How Big Is Shaw Lake?
Shaw Lake covers 29 acres in Burke County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Burke County?
Turkey Pond is the largest lake in Burke County, at 197 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 136110163). Verified October 30, 2026.