Lakes / South Carolina / Oconee County / Whitewater Lake
Whitewater Lake, South Carolina
52 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Carolina
34.91 degrees N, 83.01 degrees W - Oconee 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 Whitewater Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 276 lakes counted in South Carolina.
- About 35 miles from Greenville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Cherokee | Oconee | 3.0 mi | 146 acres |
| Sumter National Forest Lake | Oconee | 3.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Lake Jocassee | Oconee | 7.0 mi | 7,703 acres |
| Lake Becky | Oconee | 7.2 mi | 68 acres |
| Chattooga Lake | Oconee | 8.3 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Leroy | Oconee | 8.3 mi | 70 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Whitewater Lake
How Big Is Whitewater Lake?
Whitewater Lake covers 52 acres in Oconee County, South Carolina.
What Is the Largest Lake in Oconee County?
Hartwell Lake is the largest lake in Oconee County, at 18,037 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 105913895). Verified October 30, 2026.