Lakes / South Carolina / Richland County / Rotureau Lake
Rotureau Lake, South Carolina
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.12 degrees N, 80.85 degrees W - Richland 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 Rotureau Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 7% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 13 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers Lake | Richland | 1.0 mi | 37 acres |
| Tucker Lake | Richland | 1.7 mi | 64 acres |
| Hughes Pond | Richland | 1.7 mi | 27 acres |
| F Coopers Pond | Richland | 2.1 mi | 68 acres |
| Boyds Pond Two | Richland | 2.4 mi | 29 acres |
| Dupre Pond | Richland | 2.6 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rotureau Lake
How Big Is Rotureau Lake?
Rotureau Lake covers 27 acres in Richland County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Richland County?
Lake Katherine is the largest lake in Richland County, at 162 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 130881275). Verified October 30, 2026.