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Chester Reservoir, South Carolina
110 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.72 degrees N, 81.25 degrees W - Chester 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 Chester Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 42 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester State Park Lake | Chester | 3.0 mi | 119 acres |
| Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake | Chester | 3.9 mi | 60 acres |
| Fishing Creek WCD Site Number Two | York | 17 mi | 26 acres |
| Caldwell Lake | York | 19 mi | 59 acres |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir | Lancaster | 21 mi | 2,164 acres |
| Great Falls Reservoir | Chester | 22 mi | 213 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Chester Reservoir
How Big Is Chester Reservoir?
Chester Reservoir covers 110 acres in Chester County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Chester County?
Great Falls Reservoir is the largest lake in Chester County, at 213 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 92928724). Verified October 30, 2026.