Lake Hartwell
| Lake Hartwell Hartwell Dam |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 21 ′ 27 ″ N , 82 ° 49 ′ 16 ″ W | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1955-1961 | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 344 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 201 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 230 km² | ||||||||
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Lake Hartwell (also Hartwell Lake ) is a reservoir in Georgia and South Carolina . The Tugaloo River and the Seneca River flow into it. The Savannah River forms the outflow of the reservoir. The reservoir is dammed by the Hartwell Dam , about 11 km below the point where the two tributaries to the Savannah River originally joined.
Lake Hartwell extends 79 km up the Tugaloo River and 72 km up the Seneca River at normal water levels. It reaches an area of 230 km². The shoreline is 1548 km. The entire Hartwell Project covers 309 km² of water and land.
The I-85 motorway crosses the reservoir, making it easier for visitors to reach.
The university town of Clemson with the eponymous Clemson University are located on Lake Hartwell. The place and the university are surrounded by several dykes, as they are partly deeper than the adjacent reservoir.
history
The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 enabled the construction of Hartwell Dam and its associated reservoir as the second stage in the hydraulic engineering development of the Savannah River basin. The estimated cost was $ 68.4 million based on 1948 pricing and planning.
Lake Hartwell Reservoir is named after a historic figure in the American Revolution , Nancy Hart .
fauna
Lake Hartwell and its shores are home to a wide variety of animals, including beavers , raccoons, and possums . Green herons and belt fishermen can be seen in the wetlands at the reservoir .
Individual evidence
- ^ Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake and Dam information page ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of Hartwell Dam & Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Army Corps of Engineers - Nancy Hart-Revolutionary War Heroine ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
