Lakes / Georgia / Burke County / Turkey Pond
Turkey Pond, Georgia
197 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.93 degrees N, 82.25 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 Turkey Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- The largest lake in Burke County among those counted.
- About 41 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Lake | Jefferson | 6.9 mi | 25 acres |
| McCullough Millpond | Burke | 7.4 mi | 49 acres |
| Johnson Pond | Burke | 7.5 mi | 34 acres |
| Lower Miller Lake | Burke | 8.1 mi | 38 acres |
| Gambrell Lake | Jefferson | 8.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Kelly Lake | Jefferson | 8.2 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Turkey Pond
How Big Is Turkey Pond?
Turkey Pond covers 197 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 47121772). Verified October 30, 2026.