🔋 Jocassee Dam

United States · Americas · 34.96°N, 82.91°W

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Jocassee Dam is an embankment dam on the Keowee River, straddling the border of Pickens and Oconee counties in South Carolina in the United States. The dam forms Lake Jocassee, which is fed by the Toxaway, Thompson, Horsepasture and Whitewater Rivers, and serves primarily for hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam and reservoir are part of the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project, owned and operated by Duke Energy.

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CountryUnited States
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)34.96°N, 82.91°W · view on map

Jocassee Dam is located in United States, in Americas.

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