Lakes / Georgia / Laurens County / Thunder Springs Lake
Thunder Springs Lake, Georgia
129 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.65 degrees N, 82.84 degrees W - Laurens 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 Thunder Springs Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Laurens County among those counted.
- About 48 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hall Lake | Laurens | 0.8 mi | 109 acres |
| Jackson Pond | Laurens | 3.3 mi | 52 acres |
| J P Stevens O Company Industrial Pond | Laurens | 8.1 mi | 33 acres |
| Tobe Lake | Wilkinson | 9.3 mi | 68 acres |
| Herds Pond | Johnson | 9.3 mi | 81 acres |
| Rolands Pond | Johnson | 11 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Thunder Springs Lake
How Big Is Thunder Springs Lake?
Thunder Springs Lake covers 129 acres in Laurens County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Laurens County?
Thunder Springs Lake is the largest lake in Laurens County, at 129 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 79505548). Verified October 30, 2026.