Lakes / South Carolina / Kershaw County / Wateree Lake
Wateree Lake, South Carolina
11,756 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.41 degrees N, 80.81 degrees W - Kershaw 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 Wateree Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #6 for surface area among the South Carolina lakes counted so far - 11,756 acres.
- The largest lake in Kershaw County among those counted.
- About 31 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Reservoir | Lancaster | 10 mi | 662 acres |
| Vaughns Mill Pond | Kershaw | 12 mi | 30 acres |
| Great Falls Reservoir | Chester | 13 mi | 213 acres |
| Colonial Lake | Kershaw | 14 mi | 84 acres |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir | Lancaster | 16 mi | 2,164 acres |
| Sunrise Lake | Lancaster | 16 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wateree Lake
How Big Is Wateree Lake?
Wateree Lake covers 11,756 acres in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kershaw County?
Wateree Lake is the largest lake in Kershaw County, at 11,756 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 130875175). Verified October 30, 2026.