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Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake, South Carolina
60 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.66 degrees N, 81.26 degrees W - Chester 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 Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 43 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester State Park Lake | Chester | 1.6 mi | 119 acres |
| Chester Reservoir | Chester | 3.9 mi | 110 acres |
| Fishing Creek WCD Site Number Two | York | 21 mi | 26 acres |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir | Lancaster | 21 mi | 2,164 acres |
| Great Falls Reservoir | Chester | 22 mi | 213 acres |
| Monticello Reservoir | Fairfield | 23 mi | 6,659 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake
How Big Is Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake?
Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake covers 60 acres in Chester County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Chester County?
Great Falls Reservoir is the largest lake in Chester County, at 213 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 92928964). Verified October 30, 2026.