Jocassee Dam
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jocassee-dam-268-14801880
title:
Jocassee Dam
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Jocassee Dam (often called Lake 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. Completed in 1973, the dam is
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Dam in Pickens/Oconee Counties, South Carolina
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocassee_Dam
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2022-04-17T17:59:42Z
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