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. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1985 for the purposes of flood control hydroelectricity recreation additional stream flow regulation water supply and fish and wildlife management.
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length (km)
1577.16
building start year
1974-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
64.008
location
Abbeville County South Carolina, Elbert County Georgia, United States
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