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Lake Murray itself is named after the project's chief engineer, William S. Murray. The Saluda Dam is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 220 feet (67 m) high. Lake Murray is 41 miles (66 km) long, and 14 miles (23 km) wide at its widest point. At the time when the lake was finished, it was the world's largest man-made reservoir. [2]
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Lake Murray may refer to: Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea), the largest lake in Papua New Guinea; Lake Murray (South Carolina), for a time the largest artificial lake in the world; Lake Murray (Oklahoma), a lake and the oldest State Park in Oklahoma; Lake Murray (California), a reservoir in San Diego
The lake is wholly within Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma's largest state park, containing over 12,500 acres (51 km 2) of relative wilderness. A state-operated lodge and resort is located on the west shore that serves many visitors to the lake, and serves as a base for numerous cabin and campground facilities near the lake.
The Saluda Dam [1] or Saluda River Dam, [2] officially the Dreher Shoals Dam, [1] [3] commonly referred to as the Lake Murray Dam, [4] [5] is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles (15 km) west of Columbia, South Carolina on the Saluda River. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930.
Lake Murray Country is a large area of South Carolina, United States; the region includes the counties of Newberry, Saluda, Lexington, and Richland. [1] The towns of Lexington and Irmo are usually considered to be part of it. The region's focal point is Lake Murray. [1] Lake Murray's name comes from its chief engineer William S. Murray.
Chapin, popularly known as the "Capital of Lake Murray", is a small lake town located at the northern tip of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. Lake Murray separates Chapin from the rest of Lexington County. The population of Chapin was 1,445 according to the 2010 census, [5] and an estimated 1,633 in 2019.
Lake Murray of Richland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,110 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.