Lakes / Georgia / Jefferson County / Smith Lake
Smith Lake, Jefferson County, Georgia
40 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.90 degrees N, 82.45 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Smith Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 48 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachels Pond | Jefferson | 4.2 mi | 74 acres |
| Thomas Lake | Jefferson | 4.6 mi | 29 acres |
| Smith Lake | Jefferson | 5.0 mi | 25 acres |
| Lewis Lake | Washington | 5.1 mi | 50 acres |
| Kelly Lake | Jefferson | 6.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Gambrell Lake | Jefferson | 7.4 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Smith Lake
How Big Is Smith Lake?
Smith Lake covers 40 acres in Jefferson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jefferson County?
Kellys Pond is the largest lake in Jefferson County, at 267 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 47123370). Verified October 30, 2026.