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LAKE
MURRAY was constructed between 1927 and 1930. The Saluda Dam
formed a 50,000 acre lake in the heart of South Carolina and only a
short drive from downtown Columbia. The lake covers an area of 78
square miles with 649 miles of shoreline. The waters of the Saluda
River that feed Lake Murray supply energy to the Saluda Hydroelectric
Plant turbines and cooling water to the McMeekin Steam Generating
Plant. Both plants are owned by South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (SCE&G). When completed, Lake Murray was the largest
power reservoir and Saluda Dam the largest earthen dam in the world.
SCE&G also owns the lake and is responsible for all lake
management policies.
Today,
Lake Murray stills supplies electric power, is the major source of
drinking water for the city of Columbia, and has become the water
playground for the Midlands. The Lake Murray adventure means boating,
sailing, canoeing, fishing, skiing, swimming, camping and just plain
fun at one of the South's most scenic playgrounds.
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