Lakes / South Carolina / Sumter County / Lake Marion
Lake Marion, Sumter County, South Carolina
37 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
33.70 degrees N, 80.55 degrees W - Sumter 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 Marion Stacks Up
- Larger than 37% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 35 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Marion | Sumter | 2.0 mi | 117 acres |
| Elliott Millpond | Clarendon | 4.7 mi | 40 acres |
| Fox Tindal Pond | Clarendon | 6.7 mi | 30 acres |
| Shay Hane Cabin Pond | Calhoun | 6.8 mi | 29 acres |
| Elliott Lake | Sumter | 10 mi | 42 acres |
| Boyle Pond | Sumter | 13 mi | 105 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{17DBA50E-A162-41EE-BD02-DFDA0CFB9D85}
CountySumter
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates33.7041, -80.5454
Questions About Lake Marion
How Big Is Lake Marion?
Lake Marion covers 37 acres in Sumter County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sumter County?
Lake Marion is the largest lake in Sumter County, at 117 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 {17DBA50E-A162-41EE-BD02-DFDA0CFB9D85}). Verified October 30, 2026.