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Pages in category "Dams in South Carolina" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hartwell Dam; J.
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
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Map of the Catawba River in South Carolina. The Catawba has been controlled by several dams, including the following: North Carolina. Lake James Dam; Rhodhiss Dam; Oxford Dam; Lookout Shoals Dam; Cowans Ford Dam, creating Lake Norman; Mountain Island Lake Dam; South Carolina. Lake Wylie Dam in India Hook; Fishing Creek Reservoir in Great Falls ...
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.
The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi (320 km) long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree River, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean .
Hartwell Dam is a concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and earthen structure spans 15,840 feet (4,828 m).
It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina. Lake Murray is fed by the Saluda River, which flows from upstate South Carolina near the North Carolina state line. The Saluda Dam (officially the Dreher Shoals Dam) was an engineering feat at the time