Lakes / South Carolina / Lexington County / Lake Murray
Lake Murray, South Carolina
48,761 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.07 degrees N, 81.38 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 Murray Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the South Carolina lakes counted so far - 48,761 acres.
- The largest lake in Lexington County among those counted.
- About 20 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Lake | Lexington | 11 mi | 51 acres |
| Lexington Mill Pond | Lexington | 11 mi | 28 acres |
| Saxe-Gotha Millpond | Lexington | 13 mi | 31 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Lexington | 13 mi | 51 acres |
| Paxton Millpond | Lexington | 15 mi | 51 acres |
| Moragne Pond | Lexington | 16 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Murray
How Big Is Lake Murray?
Lake Murray covers 48,761 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 122336827). Verified October 30, 2026.