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South Carolina has always been known for its lakes, they come in a huge variety, big and small, urban and rural. Vote for your favorite!
I suspect that Lake Murray will end up #1, simply because of sheer numbers of people from the Columbia area on this forum. Be honest, and I ask that you have visited at least two of these lakes before voting (I've been to all of them ).
Last edited by Frankie117; 05-18-2008 at 07:36 PM..
You cannot have a list of SC lakes and leave out two of the very best, Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee. In my opinion, Lake Jocassee is the most incredibly fun and beautiful lake in the entire state.
You cannot have a list of SC lakes and leave out two of the very best, Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee. In my opinion, Lake Jocassee is the most incredibly fun and beautiful lake in the entire state.
Actually I grouped those two with the Hartwell system, my apologies for not making that clear. I also meant to add Lake Russell to the Clarks Hill/Storm Thurmond system.
Hartwell and Jocassee are not even remotely similar in characteristic though. Besides the fact that they are completely separate lakes, Jocassee is an extremely deep mountain lake with numerous waterfalls spilling into its cold main body. It is breathtakingly picturesque and a blast to visit by boat. Hartwell just isn't on the same page, in my opinion. Even Lake Keowee is more beautiful and enjoyable than Hartwell, in my opinion. I will post links to photos and videos soon.
Definitely not. We are still in a severe drought here in the Upstate. I am convinced that nothing but a massive tropical system will be able to achieve a full recovery of the lake's normal water level.
The lakes on the Savannah River are running dry, but others are at more than full pool. I was at lake Murray yesterday and the water was way up in the trees, some docks were even submerged.
None of the lakes on the Savannah River in the Upstate are "running dry." There is still plenty of water, just lower than normal. They even held the Bassmaster Classic (Bass fishing's "Super Bowl") on Hartwell in February with an lower level, yet there were no problems and plenty of fish. (more info.)
None of the lakes on the Savannah River in the Upstate are "running dry." There is still plenty of water, just lower than normal. They even held the Bassmaster Classic (Bass fishing's "Super Bowl") on Hartwell in February with an lower level, yet there were no problems and plenty of fish. (more info.)
Well, unless we get some torrential rains, those lakes will probably never return to normal levels. "Lower than normal" is a gross understatement, a couple of months ago on Clarks Hill, the water was so low that it felt like you were in a canyon while fishing. I've been around long enough to see lake levels go up and down, but these new lows are a first.
These levels do hurt fishing, because it limits the fishes ability to find good places to nest (Murray had no problems with that). Usually the dams slow their output in order to raise water levels for this time of year, and unfortunately this year there is not enough water to do that. Based on how much extra water is drawn out of the Savannah lakes, it will only be a matter of time before it's gone.
My vote is also for Lake Jocassee, nothing else like it in South Carolina. But I defaulted to Lake Hartwell.
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