Lakes / South Carolina / Fairfield County / Monticello Reservoir
Monticello Reservoir, South Carolina
6,659 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.34 degrees N, 81.31 degrees W - Fairfield 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 Monticello Reservoir Stacks Up
- Ranks #9 for surface area among the South Carolina lakes counted so far - 6,659 acres.
- About 28 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parr Shoals Reservoir | Newberry | 3.3 mi | 3,114 acres |
| Lake Murray | Lexington | 18 mi | 48,761 acres |
| Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake | Chester | 23 mi | 60 acres |
| Chester State Park Lake | Chester | 24 mi | 119 acres |
| Lake Elizabeth | Richland | 24 mi | 33 acres |
| Lake Columbia | Richland | 25 mi | 103 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 92929740). Verified October 30, 2026.