Lakes / South Carolina / Lexington County / Lake Durham
Lake Durham, South Carolina
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
33.92 degrees N, 81.17 degrees W - Lexington 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 Durham Stacks Up
- Larger than 28% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 10 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Pond | Lexington | 0.6 mi | 50 acres |
| Pennsylvania Glass Sand Settling Pond | Lexington | 2.6 mi | 33 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Lexington | 3.2 mi | 51 acres |
| Saxe-Gotha Millpond | Lexington | 4.4 mi | 31 acres |
| Lexington Mill Pond | Lexington | 5.4 mi | 28 acres |
| Moragne Pond | Lexington | 5.4 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Durham
How Big Is Lake Durham?
Lake Durham covers 34 acres in Lexington County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lexington County?
Lake Murray is the largest lake in Lexington County, at 48,761 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 124230675). Verified October 30, 2026.