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Lake Jocassee and Lake Murray were recently announced as USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards winners. In the "Best Lake for Swimming" category, Lake Jocassee took the crown at the best lake in ...
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]
Devils Fork State Park is in northwestern South Carolina on the eastern edge of the Sumter National Forest at the edge of 7,500-acre (3,035 ha) Lake Jocassee.It is located three miles (5 km) off SC 11, the Cherokee Scenic Highway, near the town of Salem, South Carolina.
Lake Jocassee is the best lake in the U.S. for swimming. Located in the northwesternmost reaches of South Carolina, the scenic Lake Jocassee is fed by natural Appalachian rivers all throughout the ...
Lake Jocassee is a deep man made lake which forms much of the park's southern boundary, and it is open to trout and bass fishing. The streams of Gorges State Park are all designated Wild Trout Waters. [3] Many miles of trails are open to hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
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 ...
There are a number of bridges on the trail that cross Laurel Fork Creek. At Laurel Fork Falls, there is a boat access to Lake Jocassee. Laurel Fork Falls to Canebrake is a 5.8-mile (9.3 km) section of the trail that has steep ascents and descents. It crosses into North Carolina. There is a boat access to Lake Jocassee at Canebrake.
And Lake Jocassee wasn’t the state’s only body of water to be recognized. Lake Murray, in the Columbia area, ranked No. 2 in a separate category of nation’s best lakes for water sports.. To ...