Lakes / South Carolina / Spartanburg County / Silver Lake
Silver Lake, South Carolina
66 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.88 degrees N, 82.11 degrees W - Spartanburg 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 Silver Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 11 miles from Spartanburg, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Shoals Pond | Spartanburg | 0.6 mi | 73 acres |
| Lake Cooley | Spartanburg | 8.1 mi | 335 acres |
| Harpers Folly Lake | Greenville | 9.0 mi | 42 acres |
| Lyman Lake | Spartanburg | 9.5 mi | 398 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Greenville | 11 mi | 172 acres |
| Zimmerman Pond | Spartanburg | 13 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Lake
How Big Is Silver Lake?
Silver Lake covers 66 acres in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Spartanburg County?
Lake William C Bowen is the largest lake in Spartanburg County, at 1,463 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 103621361). Verified October 30, 2026.