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Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee History
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LAKE HARTWELL
Lake Hartwell is one of the Southeast's largest and most popular public recreation lakes. It was built by the Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1963 as part of a flood control and hydropower project. Lake Hartwell is one of the top 3 most visited Corps lakes in the nation, serving about 10 million visitors annually.
2nd Corps of Engineers Flood Control Project built in the Savannah River Basin
Entire project comprises 76,450 acres of land and water
Dam impounds lake that stretches 49 miles up the Tugaloo River, and 45 miles up the Seneca River
Lake covers nearly 56,000 acres and has 962 miles of shoreline
Dam - completed in 1963 at a cost of over $89 million
... located 7 miles below the point at which the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers join to form the Savannah
... spans 18,000 feet (over 3 miles!
... constructed of earth and concrete
... concrete section is 1,900 feet long and rises 204 feet above the riverbed at its highest point
... the spillway section contains 12 gates (40 feet wide, 35 feet high
LAKE KEOWEE
KEOWEE,"Place of the Mulberries."
Lake Keowee was constructed by Duke Power Company to generate hydroelectric power, it is comprised of two rivers and two dams. Warpath Dam impounds the Keowee River and the Little River Dam impounds the Little River. Construction was completed in 1973 and covers Keowee Town, site of the capital of the Lower Cherokee Nation.
With 18,500 acres of water and a 300-mile shoreline Lake Keowee is a popular place for boating, fishing, water-skiing, swimming, & Lakefront living.
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