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  J Strom Thurmond Dam & Lake Home Page
Thurmond Lake is one of the southeast's largest and most popular public recreation lakes.
Thurmond Lake is a man-made lake bordering Georgia and South Carolina on the Savannah, Broad, and Little Rivers.
The lake is created by Thurmond Dam located on the Savannah River twenty-two miles above Augusta Georgia and 239.5 miles above the mouth of the Savannah River.
www.sas.usace.army.mil /lakes/thurmond   (375 words)

  
  Erosion Control -- Shoreline Erosion and Its Potential Control on Thurmond Lake
Strom Thurmond Lake is located along the southeastern margin of the Piedmont Plateau region that straddles South Carolina and Georgia.
Thurmond Lake (formerly Clark Hill Lake) was the first of three multipurpose reservoir projects constructed on the Savannah River.
In the northern two-thirds of the lake, channels are narrow and adjacent hillsides are somewhat steep.
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 Home - Lake Strom Thurmond Guide
Lake Strom Thurmond is a reservoir lying along the Georgia and South Carolina border in the South-Eastern United States.
The lake was built over a period of ten years, beginning in 1946 and lies at the meetinf of the Little River and Savannah River.
The lake was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in order to assist in flood control, hydropower, and navigation project, authorized purposes now include recreation, water quality, water supply, and fish and wildlife management.
lakethurmond.info   (385 words)

  
 WIStv.com Columbia, SC: (6-27-03) South Carolina mourning favorite son Thurmond's passing
Thurmond was born in Edgefield in 1902 and moved back to the town in 2003, after retiring from the Senate.
Strom Thurmond Lake and dam sit along the South Carolina-Georgia state line, and all 140 miles of Interstate 20 in the state are named for the former senator.
Thurmond's name is on dozens of streets across the state, and he has statues at the Statehouse and on the town square in his hometown of Edgefield.
www.wistv.com /Global/story.asp?S=1338702&nav=0RaPGbub   (926 words)

  
 Thurmond Lake - Big Lake | Big Fun | Big Time
Thurmond Lake is a large, deep, clear, beautiful lake that lies in the lush valley along the border between Georgia and South Carolina.
The 1,200 mile shoreline of Thurmond Lake runs through forests, rolling hills and fertile farm land on the Georgia side, while much of the South Carolina shoreline is bordered by the heavily wooded Sumter National Forest.
Thurmond Lake is also relatively deep, with an average depth of 36 feet which provides an excellent environment for wildlife and fisheries managment...
www.thurmondlake.com /overview.html   (772 words)

  
 Strom Thurmond Summary
Thurmond was elected to the state senate from Edgefield County in 1933 and served until he became a circuit judge in the state in 1938.
Thurmond was re-elected to the Senate in 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, and 1996.
James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and November 1956 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican.
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 The Old Carolinians - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine
The rehabilitation of Strom and Jesse is Washington politesse of the worst sort, a twisted Inside-the-Beltway version of ancestor worship.
Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on what is politely called a "states' rights" platform or accurately called a "segregationist" platform.
Thurmond is so old that it's considered bad form to criticize his sorry record or dredge up his racist past.
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 J. Strom Thurmond Lake. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
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.
One of the largest inland man-made lakes in the S. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America.
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 J Strom Thurmond Dam & Lake - Recreation
J Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake - Recreation
The lake affords the avid sports fisherman and the weekend angler equal opportunities for a rewarding fishing experience.
To insure your enjoyment, you should observe water safety precautions as well as applicable federal, state, and local laws when using the lake’s waters for swimming, boating and other activities.
www.sas.usace.army.mil /lakes/thurmond/t_recreation.htm   (261 words)

  
 Fishing South Carolina: Lake Thurmond Fishing Report
Strom Thormund Lake is the largest Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi River.
The lake encompasses 1,200 miles of shoreline, 70,000 acres of water and 80,000 acres of land which provides for an abundance of recreational opportunities.
J. Strom Thurmond Lake provides excellent striper and fl bass fishing and its large wildlife management program provides some of the best hunting and wildlife observation opportunities in the South.
www.anglerguide.com /southcarolina/index.cfm?TR_ID=768   (172 words)

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