Lakes / South Carolina / Lee County / Ashwood Lake
Ashwood Lake, South Carolina
57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.10 degrees N, 80.32 degrees W - Lee 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 Ashwood Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- The largest lake in Lee County among those counted.
- About 42 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGrits Millpond | Lee | 2.7 mi | 55 acres |
| Whites Millpond | Sumter | 8.0 mi | 48 acres |
| Booths Pond | Sumter | 11 mi | 36 acres |
| Ellerbees Millpond | Sumter | 12 mi | 45 acres |
| Dinkins Millpond | Sumter | 13 mi | 55 acres |
| Second Millpond | Sumter | 13 mi | 83 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ashwood Lake
How Big Is Ashwood Lake?
Ashwood Lake covers 57 acres in Lee County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lee County?
Ashwood Lake is the largest lake in Lee County, at 57 acres.
Largest Lakes in South Carolina
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Marion | Clarendon | 80,044 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Moultrie | Berkeley | 56,828 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Murray | Lexington | 48,761 acres | - |
| 4 | Hartwell Lake | Oconee | 18,037 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Keowee | Oconee | 16,883 acres | - |
All 276 South Carolina 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 155963896). Verified October 30, 2026.