List of power stations in South Carolina
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Hydroelectric power stations

Name Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 
Capacity (MW) Status
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station  35°0′42"N 83°01′16"W 1065 Operational Yes  
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam is concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and...

 
34°21′28"N 82°49′17"W 421 Operational No  
J. Strom Thurmond Dam
J. Strom Thurmond Dam
J. Strom Thurmond Dam, also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located north of Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond. The dam was built by the U.S...

 
33°39′39"N 82°11′59"W 380 Operational No  
Richard B. Russell Dam
Richard B. Russell Dam
Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S...

 
34°01′30"N 82°35′39"W 600 Operational Yes  
Saluda Dam
Saluda Dam
The Saluda Dam is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina on the Saluda River. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation and water supply...

 
34.0533°N 81.2178°W 207 Operational No  
Lake Jocassee Power Station  34°0′57"N 82°55′05"W 610 Operational Yes  


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