Lakes / South Carolina / Kershaw County / Colonial Lake
Colonial Lake, South Carolina
84 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.32 degrees N, 80.60 degrees W - Kershaw 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 Colonial Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 33 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughns Mill Pond | Kershaw | 1.7 mi | 30 acres |
| Kendall Lake | Kershaw | 3.7 mi | 43 acres |
| Adams Mill Pond | Kershaw | 4.9 mi | 25 acres |
| Wateree Farm Pond Number Three | Kershaw | 7.1 mi | 33 acres |
| Boykin Mill Pond | Kershaw | 13 mi | 108 acres |
| Wateree Lake | Kershaw | 14 mi | 11,756 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Colonial Lake
How Big Is Colonial Lake?
Colonial Lake covers 84 acres in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kershaw County?
Wateree Lake is the largest lake in Kershaw County, at 11,756 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 130875410). Verified October 30, 2026.