Hydroelectric Dams in South Carolina

South Carolina has 34 hydroelectric dams, of which 20 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Saluda Backup Berm	Lexington	213	High	Satisfactory	2005
2	West Dam, Bad Creek	Oconee	170	High	Satisfactory	1991
3	Wylie	York	119	High	Satisfactory	1925
4	Rocky Creek-cedar Creek	Fairfield	117	High	Satisfactory	1909
5	Fishing Creek	Lancaster	105	High	Satisfactory	1916
6	Buzzards Roost Spillway	Newberry	93	High	Satisfactory	1940
7	Wateree	Kershaw	92	High	Satisfactory	1919
8	Yonah	Oconee	92	High	Satisfactory	1925
9	South Pacolet River Reservoir 1	Spartanburg	74	High	Fair	1926
10	Ninety Nine Islands	Cherokee	72	High	Satisfactory	1909
11	Jocassee Spillway	Oconee	64	High	Satisfactory	1973
12	Lockhart Dam Powerhouse	Union	60	Low	Satisfactory	1920
13	Parr Shoals Dam	Newberry	55	High	Satisfactory	1914
14	Saluda Lake Dam	Greenville	54	High	Fair	1905
15	Great Falls-dearborn Saddle Dike	Chester	52	Low	Satisfactory	1907
16	Rocky River Gated Spillway	Abbeville	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1940
17	Lake Robinson Dam	Darlington	50	High	Fair	1960
18	Hollidays Bridge Dam	Greenville	50	High	Fair	1906
19	Gaston Shoals Middle	Cherokee	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1917
20	Lower Pelzer	Greenville	43	Low	Satisfactory	1893
21	Vaucluse Pond Dam	Aiken	42	High	Fair	1877
22	Boyd's Millpond Dam	Laurens	36	High	Fair	1909
23	Clifton No. 3	Spartanburg	33	Low	Satisfactory	1899
24	Neal Shoals	Union	32	Low	Fair	1905
25	Upper Pelzer	Anderson	31	High	Fair	1881
26	Piedmont	Anderson	26	High	Satisfactory	1874
27	Dike A - Keowee	Oconee	25	High	Satisfactory	1969
28	Ware Shoals	Greenwood	24	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1905
29	Lower Pacolet	Spartanburg	23	Low	Satisfactory	1890
30	Cherokee Falls	Cherokee	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1826
31	Stevens Coneross Dam	Oconee	20	Undetermined
32	Ridge Agricultural Association Dam	Edgefield	16	Low	Not Rated	1935
33	Fairfield Freeboard Dike	Fairfield	8	Low	Satisfactory	1977
34	Columbia Embankment And Canal Spillway	Richland	8	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1882

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