Lakes / South Carolina / Spartanburg County / Lake Johnson
Lake Johnson, South Carolina
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.88 degrees N, 81.84 degrees W - Spartanburg 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 Johnson Stacks Up
- Larger than 38% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 7 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Edwin Johnson | Spartanburg | 0.8 mi | 147 acres |
| Zimmerman Pond | Spartanburg | 4.0 mi | 41 acres |
| Jonesville Town Pond | Union | 8.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Hammett Lake | Cherokee | 9.1 mi | 26 acres |
| Thicketty Creek WCD Lake Number 26 | Cherokee | 14 mi | 104 acres |
| Thicketty Creek Watershed Number Twenty Reservoir | Cherokee | 15 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Johnson
How Big Is Lake Johnson?
Lake Johnson covers 38 acres in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Spartanburg County?
Lake William C Bowen is the largest lake in Spartanburg County, at 1,463 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 103621137). Verified October 30, 2026.