Santee Cooper hydropower project

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The Santee Cooper hydropower project is a large New Deal–era public works development in South Carolina that created lakes and dams to generate hydroelectric power and support regional economic growth.

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instanceOf New Deal public works project
hydroelectric power project
infrastructure project
alsoKnownAs Santee Cooper Power and Navigation Project NERFINISHED
Santee Cooper project NERFINISHED
completionDate 1942
connectsWith Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway via Cooper River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developer South Carolina Public Service Authority NERFINISHED
fundedBy New Deal programs NERFINISHED
hasEffect creation of major recreational lakes in South Carolina
displacement of communities in the Santee River valley
increased availability of electric power in rural South Carolina
submergence of large areas of forest and farmland
hasPart Lake Marion NERFINISHED
Lake Moultrie NERFINISHED
Pinopolis Dam NERFINISHED
Pinopolis Lock NERFINISHED
Santee Dam NERFINISHED
diversion canal between Santee River and Cooper River
heritageDesignation National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark NERFINISHED
National Register of Historic Places district NERFINISHED
inception late 1930s
industry electric power industry
locatedIn South Carolina
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berkeley County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Calhoun County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Clarendon County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Orangeburg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Sumter County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedNear Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterbody Cooper River NERFINISHED
Santee River NERFINISHED
notableFor creation of one of the largest man-made lakes in South Carolina
one of the largest land-clearing projects in U.S. history at the time of construction
operator Santee Cooper NERFINISHED
ownedBy South Carolina Public Service Authority NERFINISHED
partOf New Deal infrastructure expansion in the American South NERFINISHED
powerSource hydropower
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
improvement of inland navigation
regional economic development
rural electrification
significantEvent creation of Lake Marion by impoundment of the Santee River
creation of Lake Moultrie by impoundment of the Cooper River basin
startDate 1939

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Santee River partOf Santee Cooper hydropower project
Lake Marion partOf Santee Cooper hydropower project
this entity surface form: Santee Cooper Project
Lake Marion createdBy Santee Cooper hydropower project
this entity surface form: Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority)