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Place Name
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J. Strom Thurmond Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Georgia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°39'N
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Longitude
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82°11'W
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J. Strom Thurmond Lake
or Clark Hill Lake, reservoir
(36 mi/58 km long), Ga. and S.C., on Savannah
R. (Ga.-S.C. border), 20 mi/32 km
NNW of Augusta, Ga.; 33°39'N 82°11'W. Max. capacity 2,900,000
acre-ft. Formed by J. Strom Thurmond Dam (or Clarks Hill Dam;
200 ft/61 m high,
5,660 ft/1,725 m long) for flood control,
navigation, power generation, and recreation. Several state parks on
both sides; Sumter Natl. Forest (S.C.) on NE shore. Wealthy coastal
residents established summer homes here in early 19th cent. to escape
oppressive weather in S Georgia. One of the largest inland man-made
lakes in the S.
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