Lake Strom Thurmond

Lake Strom Thurmond
Sunset on the Georgia side of Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake), April 2006
Location of Lake Strom Thurmond in Georgia, USA.
Location of Lake Strom Thurmond in Georgia, USA.
Lake Strom Thurmond
Location of Lake Strom Thurmond in Georgia, USA.
Location of Lake Strom Thurmond in Georgia, USA.
Lake Strom Thurmond
LocationMcCormick County, SC & Lincoln County, GA & Columbia County, GA McDuffie county Wilkes county
Coordinates33°39′40″N 82°11′57″W / 33.66111°N 82.19917°W / 33.66111; -82.19917
Lake typereservoir
Primary inflowsSavannah River
Primary outflowsSavannah River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area71,100 acres (288 km2)
Max. depth180 ft (54.8 m)
Surface elevation330 ft (100 m)

Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir[1] at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia,[2] is a man-made reservoir at the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Strom Thurmond
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