Saluda Dam

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Saluda Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in South Carolina that forms Lake Murray on the Saluda River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control structure
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Dreher Shoals Dam NERFINISHED
Lake Murray Dam NERFINISHED
associatedWith Lake Murray recreation area NERFINISHED
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionBegan 1927
constructionCompleted 1930
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lexington County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
crosses Saluda River NERFINISHED
engineeringDiscipline civil engineering
formsReservoir Lake Murray NERFINISHED
hasAccessRoad U.S. Route 378 NERFINISHED
hasFunction downstream flow regulation
peak-load power generation
hasPowerhouse hydroelectric powerhouse
hasSpillway gated spillway
height about 208 feet
about 63 meters
installedCapacity hydroelectric generating units
length about 2,790 meters
about 9,150 feet
locatedIn South Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Saluda River NERFINISHED
near Irmo, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Lexington, South Carolina NERFINISHED
nearbyMetropolitanArea Columbia metropolitan area NERFINISHED
nearestCity Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED
openingDate 1930
operator Dominion Energy South Carolina NERFINISHED
originalDeveloper South Carolina Electric & Gas Company NERFINISHED
partOf Saluda Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water supply
region Midlands region of South Carolina
reservoirName Lake Murray NERFINISHED
reservoirShorelineLength about 650 miles
reservoirSurfaceArea about 50,000 acres
riverSystem Saluda River basin NERFINISHED
usedFor boating on Lake Murray
fishing on Lake Murray
flood mitigation on the Saluda River
regional electricity supply in South Carolina

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Saluda River hasDam Saluda Dam