Hartwell Dam

Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam water-control and power-generation structure
Location	Anderson County, South Carolina / Hart County, Georgia, USA
Construction began	1955
Opening date	1962
Construction cost	USD $89,240,000
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Savannah River
Height	204 feet (62 m)
Length	3 miles (4,828 m)
Reservoir
Surface area	55,900 acres (22,600 ha)
Power Station
Turbines	5
Installed capacity	421 MW
Annual generation	468,000,000 KWh annually

Hartwell Dam is a concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and earthen structure spans 15,840 feet (4,828 m). The concrete section is 1,900 feet (579 m) long and rises 204 feet (62 m) above the riverbed at its apex. The Hartwell Dam currently produces 468 million KWh of electricity annually, has prevented over $40 million in flood damage since completion and also provides recreation, water quality, water supply, along with fish and wildlife management.^[1]