Where is Lake Columbia?

Lake Columbia is a lake in Richland County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Columbia

Richland County, South Carolina103 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SCDHEC for this lake.

Area

103 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.8 mi

Measured length

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Lake Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.

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Lake Columbia is a 103-acre lake in Richland County, South Carolina.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SCDES. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Columbia is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Columbia

These are the measurements SCDHEC publishes for Lake Columbia, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

103 acres

Shoreline

3.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Columbia, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Richland County

Clarks Lake4.1 miView →Lake Elizabeth5.5 miView →Sesquicentennial Pond6.3 miView →Rotureau Lake6 miView →Springwood Lake—View →Hughes Pond6.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Columbia

Where is Lake Columbia?: Lake Columbia is a lake in Richland County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Columbia?: Lake Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.
Is Lake Columbia safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.