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Cedar Creek Reservoir, South Carolina
662 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.55 degrees N, 80.88 degrees W - Lancaster 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 Cedar Creek Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 39 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Reservoir | Chester | 2.5 mi | 213 acres |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir | Lancaster | 5.9 mi | 2,164 acres |
| Wateree Lake | Kershaw | 10 mi | 11,756 acres |
| Sunrise Lake | Lancaster | 13 mi | 26 acres |
| Lancaster Reservoir | Lancaster | 13 mi | 58 acres |
| Cane Creek Watershed Site 16 | Lancaster | 19 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cedar Creek Reservoir
How Big Is Cedar Creek Reservoir?
Cedar Creek Reservoir covers 662 acres in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lancaster County?
Fishing Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Lancaster County, at 2,164 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 98893383). Verified October 30, 2026.