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  2. This nearby lake was voted No. 1 in the country for ... - AOL

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    A kayak on a beach ar Lake Jocassee. Take refuge from the heat at Lake Murray This S.C. jewel is close to downtown Columbia and about two hours from Hendersonville, offering dozens of boat ...

  3. Lake Jocassee - Wikipedia

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    The Jocassee Hydro Station, owned by Duke Energy, is located between Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee; it is a 610-megawatt, pumped storage facility. Near the Whitewater River, Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station is a 1,065-megawatt pumped-storage facility that started generating electricity in 1991 and is also owned by Duke. [10]

  4. Foothills Trail - Wikipedia

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    At Table Rock State Park, there is a 12.5 miles (20.1 km) long section of the Palmetto Trail and goes west into Jocassee Gorges. Oconee Passage of the Palmetto Trail. At Oconee State Park, there is a 3.2 miles (5.1 km) long section of the Palmetto Trail that goes east toward Oconee Station State Historic Site.

  5. Where to make a splash this summer: Best lakes and rivers in ...

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    Lake Jocassee is the best lake in the U.S. for swimming ... The portion popular with tubers near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, takes one to two hours to float, while the stretch of the river's ...

  6. This South Carolina lake ranks No. 1 in nation for swimming ...

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    The 7,500-acre lake’s sandy beaches are accessible to the public from Devils Fork State Park, a roughly 40-mile drive west from Greenville, according to the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation ...

  7. Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Person kayaking down the "Mini Gorge" on the Whitewater River. The Whitewater River is a 14.6-mile-long (23.5 km) river that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, over Upper Whitewater Falls and Lower Whitewater Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.

  8. Horsepasture River - Wikipedia

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    The Horsepasture River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km) [5] National Wild and Scenic river [6] in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina.The river rises in Jackson County, North Carolina, and flows through the Jocassee Gorges area and ends at Lake Jocassee in South Carolina.

  9. Photos: Lake Jocassee Hydro Station celebrates 50th year ...

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    The station near Salem, built in 1973, with its upper reservoir, Lake Jocassee, borders the Carolinas. The station near Devils Fork State Park off of State Highway 11 provides clean power to more ...