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.

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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)

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Lake Marion partOf Santee Cooper Lakes
this entity surface form: Santee Cooper lake system