Santee Cooper Lakes
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The Santee Cooper Lakes are a pair of large, man-made reservoirs in central South Carolina known for fishing, boating, and hydroelectric power generation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santee Cooper lake system | 1 |
| South Carolina Public Service Authority | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
man-made lake
ⓘ
reservoir system ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | early 1940s ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Diversion Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | late 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor |
economic development in South Carolina
ⓘ
rural electrification ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | freshwater reservoir ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Pinopolis Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santee Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Eutawville, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manning, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Moncks Corner, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Santee, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lake Marion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Moultrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Santee State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
catfish fishing
ⓘ
largemouth bass fishing ⓘ striped bass fishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkeley County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calhoun County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarendon County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Orangeburg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Sumter County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ central South Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cooper River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
birdwatching opportunities
ⓘ
cypress tree-filled flooded forests ⓘ |
| operator | South Carolina Public Service Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santee River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInflows |
Congaree River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wateree River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOutflows | Cooper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Santee Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterSurfaceElevation | approximately 23 to 76 feet above sea level (varies by lake and pool) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santee Cooper lake system