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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.
Visitors can also take a walk over the 1.7-mile long Dreher Shoals Dam at the eastern end of the lake. On the Irmo side, the North Recreation Area is open to the public year-round and features ...
It was first leased from SCE&G (now SCANA) in 1970, who built the Dreher Shoals Dam, creating Lake Murray. Today it is a largely heavily wooded island with the only access being a bridge on its Northern side. The park is named after the former owner of island, Billy Dreher. [1]
The closure was made as Dominion Energy conducts repair works to reduce possible impact on the highway that crosses over the Lake Murray dam. Walkway over Lake Murray dam closed after ‘movement ...
However, in 1907 the company sold the lands necessary for construction of the lower dam at Dreher Shoals to James W. Jackson, of Augusta, Georgia and W. T. Van Brunt of New York. [ 3 ] Between 1908 and 1911, ownership of the Dreher Shoals property shifted several times but it was eventually purchased by the Richland Public Service Company, a ...
Taking up 65 acres centered at 2947 Dreher Shoals Rd./S.C. 6, plans for the Water Walk development call for 308 single-family homes and townhomes (148 on 21.5 acres and 160 on 14 acres) along with ...
The uppermost dam on the Saluda River, on the border of Greenville and Pickens Counties, forming Saluda Lake; the old textile mill dam in Piedmont; The textile mill dam at Pelzer; The Pelzer Mills Dam, near Williamston; The Lee Steam Plant Dam near Williamston; The Holiday Dam near Belton; a still-operating dam built to power the textile mill ...
The Irmo Town Council gave initial approval to the controversial Water Walk project, ... The proposed 65-acre development at 2947 Dreher Shoals Road/S.C. 6 has faced fervent opposition from nearby ...