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Lake Murray Sc Area Information

Lake Murray is a lake in South Carolina. It is approximately 50,000 acres in size, and has roughly 500 miles of shoreline. It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina. Lake Murray is fed by the Saluda River, which flows from upstate South Carolina near the North Carolina state line. The Saluda Dam (officially the Dreher Shoals Dam) was an engineering feat at the time of its construction. The dam, using the native red clay soil and bedrock, was the largest earthen dam in the world when it was completed in 1930. Lake Murray itself is named after the project's chief engineer, William S. Murray. The Saluda Dam is approximately 1.5 miles long and 220 feet high. Lake Murray is 41 miles long, and 14 miles wide at its widest point. When the lake was finished, it was the world's largest man-made reservoir.

Since its construction, Lake Murray has been the focal point of the region. Many different communities in four counties are all tied to the lake, and the local history has as much to do with the lake as the lake has to do with the local history. Considering Lake Murray now covers an area that was once populated, the story of what lies beneath its surface is the story of Lake Murray itself.

In addition to serving as a source of hydroelectric power for the region, the lake has become a recreational attraction, with fishing and boating being popular activities. Also, Dreher Island State Recreation Area, located in the Western part of the lake, provides multiple activities--all focused on the lake. [Source:Wikipedia]

Lake Murray SC Neighborhoods

Audry Acres, Beacon Point, Bear Creek Estates, Bedford Way, Blacksgate East , Caughman Acres, Cedar Cove, Cherokee Shores, Clearwater, Crystal Lake, Crystal Pines, Dutchman Shores, Edgewater Shores, Estates at Hilton, Forty Love Point, George Estates, Gold Nugget Point, Grant Williams Estates, Green Meadow Pointe, Green Valley Estates, Hallmark Shores, Harbor View Estates, Harbour Watch, Hill Top, Hilton Point, Hilton Sound, Holiday Acres, Hollands Landing, Indian Fork, Jasmine Bay, Kingston Harbour, Lake Murray Shores, Lake Pointe, Lakeport,  Lake Village, Lakeside at Ballentine, Lakewood Estates, Magnolia Key, Mallard Cove, Mariners Pointe, Martins Crossing, Milmont Shores, Mountain Bridge, Murray Forrest, Newberry Shores, Night Harbor , Oakbrook Landing, Peach Tree point, Pilgrim point, Pintail Point, Plantation Pointe, Pleasant Point , Regatta Point , Richard Franklin Estates, Saluda Island, Saluda Shores, Saluda Waters Point, Secret Cove, Shadowood Cove, Shelter Bay, Shull Island, Smallwood Estate, Spence Island, Spence Plantation, Spinnaker Pointe, Spring Creek, Stephenson Lakes, Stoney Point, Sunrise Row, The Landings, The Oaks, The Palms, The Palms at Rocky Point, Timberlake, Timberlake Estates, Timberlake Plantation, Turners Point, Watkins point, Wexford on the Lake, Windwood Acres, Woodwillow Point

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