Lakes / Georgia / Burke County / Telfair Pond
Telfair Pond, Georgia
81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
33.11 degrees N, 81.77 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 Telfair Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 27 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Pond | Burke | 9.6 mi | 45 acres |
| Bennock Millpond | Richmond | 12 mi | 84 acres |
| Ski Pond | Screven | 13 mi | 41 acres |
| Waynesboro Pond | Burke | 14 mi | 32 acres |
| Shaw Lake | Burke | 16 mi | 29 acres |
| Wastewater Treatment Pond Number Five | Richmond | 17 mi | 438 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Telfair Pond
How Big Is Telfair Pond?
Telfair Pond covers 81 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 136110326). Verified October 30, 2026.