Jones Lake - Waynesboro, GA

08/13/2025

Spraying on the lake will start tomorrow, Thursday August 14. We are primarily spraying for the water hyacinth since it is so horribly invasive.

If you have a sprinkler system drawing water from the lake, please turn it off for a while. I can't imagine why anyone would be watering their lawn during this soaking wet summer, but just letting you know.

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04/29/2025

Saw a couple of black-bellied whistling ducks this morning. Didn't have a camera nearby, so used grok to fabricate a photo. I have only seen these ducks once before in all my years living on the lake.

05/10/2024

The Community Betterment Council will meet on Thursday May 23, 6:00pm at the Burke County Archives, 403 OLD Herndon Rd. to elect officers and to discuss Jones Lake issues. All members and guests are welcome.

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10/07/2023

This fellow hasn't missed many meals.

10/07/2023

Here's a wood stork, haven't seen as many this year as we did in years past.

09/18/2023

The lake has recovered pretty well from the unintentional draining two weeks ago. My blink camera caught this video of an Anhinga catching a nice big fish.

05/23/2023

The Community Betterment Council will meet on Thursday May 25, 6:00pm at the Burke County Archives, 403 OLD Herndon Rd. to elect officers and to discuss Jones Lake issues. All members and guests are welcome.

05/17/2023

The lake has been drained so that the DOT can do some repair work under Highway 25, starting on Monday May 22. We don't know how long it will take.

12/08/2022

We are holding a meeting tonight to discuss fundraising for restoring the alignment of the creek which feeds Jones Lake. If you want to know more, please come to the Exchange Club building at the Fairgrounds, 6:00pm TONIGHT (Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022).
If you would like to make a donation towards this project, please use the GiveSendGo campaigned called "Support Jones Lake".

As a reminder the lake is privately owned by The Community Betterment Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was formed in 1954. It is not a homeowners association. No municipal, state, or federal organization is responsible for the lake. Everything we do is funded by donations.

The Community Betterment Council, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, is raising money for a special project at Jones Lake in Waynesboro, Georgia. We want to restore the stream channel of McIntosh Creek to improve the water flow into Jones Lake and to improve the drainage of the residential areas to the we...

10/27/2022

Want to help us improve the lower part of the lake by restoring McIntosh Creek? Please give to our GiveSendGo campaign!

The Community Betterment Council, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, is raising money for a special project at Jones Lake in Waynesboro, Georgia. We want to restore the stream channel of McIntosh Creek to improve the water flow into Jones Lake and to improve the drainage of the residential areas to the we...

05/16/2022

Work started today cleaning up weeds in the lake. Tim and Jonah will be here most or all of the week. Enjoy this video of the wicked harvesting machine in action.

The work is expensive, so please consider donating to the Community Betterment Council. You can drop off donations at the Lake View Restaurant, and enjoy a good meal while you're there.