Lakes / South Carolina / York County / Lake York
Lake York, South Carolina
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
35.13 degrees N, 81.34 degrees W - York 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 York Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 36 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Lake | York | 9.6 mi | 59 acres |
| Fishing Creek WCD Site Number Two | York | 13 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Whelchel | Cherokee | 17 mi | 178 acres |
| Watershed Number 18 Reservoir | Cherokee | 22 mi | 31 acres |
| Thicketty Creek Watershed Number Twenty Reservoir | Cherokee | 23 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Haigler | York | 23 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake York
How Big Is Lake York?
Lake York covers 58 acres in York County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in York County?
Caldwell Lake is the largest lake in York County, at 59 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 142755055). Verified October 30, 2026.