Lakes / South Carolina / Colleton County / J J Padgett Pond
J J Padgett Pond, South Carolina
52 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
33.02 degrees N, 80.84 degrees W - Colleton 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 J J Padgett Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- The largest lake in Colleton County among those counted.
- About 55 miles from Charleston, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCE and G Ash Pond | Dorchester | 13 mi | 70 acres |
| Maulding Millpond | Hampton | 14 mi | 34 acres |
| Lake Lucious | Colleton | 16 mi | 40 acres |
| Reservoir Pond | Colleton | 16 mi | 30 acres |
| Tutens Millpond | Allendale | 22 mi | 140 acres |
| Lake George Warren | Hampton | 23 mi | 224 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About J J Padgett Pond
How Big Is J J Padgett Pond?
J J Padgett Pond covers 52 acres in Colleton County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Colleton County?
J J Padgett Pond is the largest lake in Colleton County, at 52 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 156318125). Verified October 30, 2026.