The Saluda Dam (officially the Dreher Shoals Dam commonly referred to as the Lake Murray Dam) is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles (15 km) 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.
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length (km)
2377.44
building start year
1927-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
60.96
vastest lake
Saluda_Dam__1
location
Lexington County South Carolina, Lexington South Carolina
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