Richard B. Russell Dam

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flood control structure gravity dam hydroelectric dam

Richard B. Russell Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure on the Savannah River that creates Richard B. Russell Lake along the Georgia–South Carolina border.

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Richard B. Russell Dam canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control structure ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
associatedProtectedArea Calhoun Falls State Park ⓘ
Richard B. Russell State Park ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
constructionStartDate 1974 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createsReservoir Richard B. Russell Lake ⓘ
eponymStateRepresentation Georgia ⓘ
hasPowerPlant yes ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
height about 190 feet ⓘ
length about 1,884 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Georgia ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
locatedNear Calhoun Falls, South Carolina ⓘ
Elberton, Georgia ⓘ
locatedOnBorderBetween Georgia ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Savannah River ⓘ
managesWaterFor downstream Savannah River projects ⓘ
namedAfter Richard B. Russell Jr. ⓘ
namedForOccupationOfEponym U.S. Senator ⓘ
openingDate 1985 ⓘ
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
partOf Savannah River basin ⓘ
surface form: Savannah River Basin
partOfSystemWith Hartwell Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
J. Strom Thurmond Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerPlantType conventional hydroelectric ⓘ
pumped-storage hydroelectric ⓘ
purpose fish and wildlife management ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
reservoirAlternateName Lake Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceName Richard B. Russell Lake ⓘ

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Savannah River → hasDam → Richard B. Russell Dam ⓘ