Lakes / South Carolina / Spartanburg County / Lyman Lake
Lyman Lake, South Carolina
398 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
35.00 degrees N, 82.20 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 Lyman Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 15 miles from Greenville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Cunningham | Greenville | 4.0 mi | 172 acres |
| Lake Cooley | Spartanburg | 5.5 mi | 335 acres |
| Berry Shoals Pond | Spartanburg | 9.3 mi | 73 acres |
| Silver Lake | Spartanburg | 9.5 mi | 66 acres |
| Lake William C Bowen | Spartanburg | 11 mi | 1,463 acres |
| Lake Lanier | Greenville | 13 mi | 85 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lyman Lake
How Big Is Lyman Lake?
Lyman Lake covers 398 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 103620757). Verified October 30, 2026.