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Lake Marion (top) and Lake Moultrie (bottom right) from space. This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the state of South Carolina in the United States. All major lakes in South Carolina are man-made. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
South Carolina has several major lakes covering over 683 square miles (1,770 km 2). All major lakes in South Carolina are human-made. The following are the lakes listed by size. [59] [60] Lake Marion 110,000 acres (450 km 2) Lake Strom Thurmond (also known as Clarks Hill Lake) 71,100 acres (290 km 2) Lake Moultrie 60,000 acres (240 km 2)
Lake Moultrie is a large man-made lake in South Carolina. Created in the 1940s by a state utility project to provide electricity to rural SC by damming the Santee River, it covers more than 60,000 acres (240 km 2). The third largest lake in the state, it provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including fishing.
Lake Marion is a large man-made lake in central South Carolina. It has a 315-mile (507 km) shoreline and covers nearly 110,000 acres (450 square kilometers or 173.7 square miles) [2] of rolling farmlands, former marshes, and river valley landscape. With territory spanning five counties, the lake is referred to as South Carolina's inland sea.
All reservoirs in South Carolina should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in the United States#South_Carolina; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in South Carolina; See also category Lakes of South Carolina
normally a dry lake, melting snowpack and rainfall have left Tulare Lake at 168 square miles as of June 2023 [14] 35 Lake Marion: South Carolina: 165 sq mi 427 km 2: man-made 36 Leech Lake: Minnesota: 161 sq mi 417 km 2: natural 37 Sardis Lake: Mississippi: 153 sq mi 396 km 2: man-made 38 Utah Lake: Utah: 151 sq mi 391 km 2: natural 39 Lake ...
The Town of Port Royal, Willis said, is among the first in South Carolina to pass stricter rules under a state law passed in 2021. It was introduced by state Rep. Spencer Wetmore, D-Charleston ...
Lake Murray is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is approximately 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) in size, and has roughly 650 mi (1,050 kilometres) of shoreline. It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina.