Hartwell Dam and Lake


Located in Hartwell, Georgia Hartwell Dam extends three miles in length and is 204 feet high. Its construction created the lake on the Savannah River and now is consists of 56,000 acres of water and a shoreline of 962 miles. Construction of the dam began in 1955 and it was opened seven years later. Visitors will note that it is built partly from concrete and partly from compacted earth and features five power turbines.

The lake and its shoreline is very popular with visitors given there are many recreational activities to be enjoyed here. Hartwell State Park sits by the lake and provides opportunities to camp with 117 RV sites here as well as 31 tent sites with each site containing water and electrical hook-ups and dump station for RVs. There is also a picnic area, basketball court, playground and a nature trail at the park.

Visitors to the lake can also take time out to relax on the beach or perhaps charter a boat from Hartwell Marina and go fishing or try other watersports. Tours of the dam are available from June through to Labor Day, where there is a museum with exhibits about its construction and purpose. There are also picnic tables here along with a pavilion and a paved walkway across the dam.

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