Lakes / South Carolina / Dorchester County / Railroad Pond
Railroad Pond, South Carolina
48 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
33.16 degrees N, 80.43 degrees W - Dorchester 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 Railroad Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 39 miles from Charleston, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huttos Lake | Dorchester | 5.1 mi | 49 acres |
| SCE and G Ash Pond | Dorchester | 13 mi | 70 acres |
| Toney Bay | Orangeburg | 13 mi | 240 acres |
| Reservoir Pond | Colleton | 22 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Lucious | Colleton | 22 mi | 40 acres |
| Lake Marion | Clarendon | 24 mi | 80,044 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Railroad Pond
How Big Is Railroad Pond?
Railroad Pond covers 48 acres in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dorchester County?
SCE and G Ash Pond is the largest lake in Dorchester County, at 70 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 149913963). Verified October 30, 2026.