Lakes / South Carolina / Oconee County / Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee, South Carolina
16,883 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.81 degrees N, 82.92 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 Keowee Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the South Carolina lakes counted so far - 16,883 acres.
- About 30 miles from Greenville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issaqueena Lake | Pickens | 5.5 mi | 106 acres |
| Whitewater Lake | Oconee | 8.7 mi | 52 acres |
| Coneross Watershed 21 Reservoir | Oconee | 8.9 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Cherokee | Oconee | 11 mi | 146 acres |
| Lake Becky | Oconee | 11 mi | 68 acres |
| Coneross Creek Reservoir | Oconee | 12 mi | 61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Keowee
How Big Is Lake Keowee?
Lake Keowee covers 16,883 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 105914735). Verified October 30, 2026.