Lakes / South Carolina / Cherokee County / Hammett Lake
Hammett Lake, South Carolina
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.98 degrees N, 81.73 degrees W - Cherokee 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 Hammett Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 12 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thicketty Creek Watershed Number Twenty Reservoir | Cherokee | 7.7 mi | 46 acres |
| Thicketty Creek WCD Lake Number 26 | Cherokee | 7.8 mi | 104 acres |
| Watershed Number 18 Reservoir | Cherokee | 8.1 mi | 31 acres |
| Jonesville Town Pond | Union | 8.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Johnson | Spartanburg | 9.1 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Edwin Johnson | Spartanburg | 9.7 mi | 147 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hammett Lake
How Big Is Hammett Lake?
Hammett Lake covers 26 acres in Cherokee County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cherokee County?
Lake Whelchel is the largest lake in Cherokee County, at 178 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 142756255). Verified October 30, 2026.