Lakes / South Carolina / Chesterfield County / Mays Lake
Mays Lake, South Carolina
40 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.58 degrees N, 80.18 degrees W - Chesterfield 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 Mays Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 63 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Lake | Chesterfield | 2.7 mi | 50 acres |
| Woodward Millpond | Chesterfield | 8.5 mi | 27 acres |
| Lake Robinson | Chesterfield | 9.6 mi | 2,099 acres |
| Sexton Pond | Chesterfield | 10 mi | 31 acres |
| Teal Millpond | Chesterfield | 11 mi | 106 acres |
| Campbell Lake | Chesterfield | 11 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{DDB79390-43CC-4206-8D4B-AE3586B89A55}
CountyChesterfield
Lake TypeReservoir
Coordinates34.5776, -80.1796
Questions About Mays Lake
How Big Is Mays Lake?
Mays Lake covers 40 acres in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Chesterfield County?
Lake Robinson is the largest lake in Chesterfield County, at 2,099 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 {DDB79390-43CC-4206-8D4B-AE3586B89A55}). Verified October 30, 2026.