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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saluda Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dreher Shoals Dam
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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fishing on Lake Murray ⓘ flood mitigation on the Saluda River ⓘ regional electricity supply in South Carolina ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.