Lakes / Georgia / Emanuel County / Watson Pond
Watson Pond, Georgia
73 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.55 degrees N, 82.12 degrees W - Emanuel 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 Watson Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 64 miles from Augusta, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durden Pond | Emanuel | 5.4 mi | 51 acres |
| Hendley Pond | Emanuel | 6.2 mi | 81 acres |
| Canoe Pond | Candler | 8.3 mi | 117 acres |
| Overstreet Lake | Emanuel | 8.7 mi | 61 acres |
| Oglesby Pond | Bulloch | 9.0 mi | 112 acres |
| Lake Collins | Bulloch | 9.2 mi | 47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Watson Pond
How Big Is Watson Pond?
Watson Pond covers 73 acres in Emanuel County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Emanuel County?
Keas Old Millpond is the largest lake in Emanuel County, at 134 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 73945224). Verified October 30, 2026.