Lakes / South Carolina / Laurens County / Lake Greenwood
Lake Greenwood, South Carolina
10,363 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.26 degrees N, 82.02 degrees W - Laurens 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 Greenwood Stacks Up
- Ranks #7 for surface area among the South Carolina lakes counted so far - 10,363 acres.
- The largest lake in Laurens County among those counted.
- About 46 miles from Greenville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Reservoir | Greenwood | 6.5 mi | 50 acres |
| Star Fort Pond | Greenwood | 7.5 mi | 32 acres |
| Boyd Millpond | Laurens | 18 mi | 193 acres |
| New Saluda Reservoir | Saluda | 22 mi | 39 acres |
| Parsons Mountain Lake | Abbeville | 22 mi | 36 acres |
| Grace Pump Pond | Laurens | 25 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Greenwood
How Big Is Lake Greenwood?
Lake Greenwood covers 10,363 acres in Laurens County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Laurens County?
Lake Greenwood is the largest lake in Laurens County, at 10,363 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 122335418). Verified October 30, 2026.