Lakes / South Carolina / Oconee County / Lake Cherokee
Lake Cherokee, South Carolina
146 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.91 degrees N, 83.06 degrees W - Oconee 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 Lake Cherokee Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 38 miles from Greenville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter National Forest Lake | Oconee | 1.6 mi | 28 acres |
| Whitewater Lake | Oconee | 3.0 mi | 52 acres |
| Lake Becky | Oconee | 5.0 mi | 68 acres |
| Chattooga Lake | Oconee | 5.3 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Leroy | Oconee | 5.5 mi | 70 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Oconee | 7.1 mi | 51 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Cherokee
How Big Is Lake Cherokee?
Lake Cherokee covers 146 acres in Oconee County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Oconee County?
Hartwell Lake is the largest lake in Oconee County, at 18,037 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 105913949). Verified October 30, 2026.