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J. Strom Thurmond
Dam and Lake
510 Clarks Hill Highway
Clarks Hill, SC 29821
Phone Numbers
864-333-1100
or toll free at
1-800-533-3478
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Welcome to J. Strom Thurmond
Dam and Lake
Thurmond Lake is one of the southeast's
largest and most popular public recreation lakes. Built by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers between 1946 and 1954 as part of a flood control,
hydropower, and navigation project, authorized purposes now include
recreation, water quality, water supply, and fish and wildlife
management. Each year, millions off people utilize the many public
parks, marinas, and campgrounds conveniently located around the lake to
pursue a variety of outdoor recreational experiences -making Thurmond
one of the 10 most visited Corps lakes in the nation.
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. The lake extends
39.4 miles up the Savannah River, 29 miles up the Little River, and 6.5
miles up the Broad River in Georgia, and 17 Miles up the Little River in
South Carolina, at normal pool elevation, Thurmond Lake comprises nearly
71,100 acres of water with a shoreline of 1200 miles.
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Thurmond
Lake
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Turn Your Old Christmas Tree into
Fish Habitat! |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
at Thurmond
Lake
will accept real Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 20 through
Jan. 6, 2009.
Christmas trees can be dropped off
at Riverside
Middle School,
located in
Evans,
Ga.
The recycled trees will be used as
fish attractors in Thurmond
Lake.
Corps rangers and volunteers will be placing
submerged trees around fishing piers to improve fishing habitat.
Additional trees will be staged at selected ramps around the
lake to be used by the public.
Anyone wishing to obtain a list of
locations where trees will be available can contact the Thurmond
Lake Office after January 15th.
Small trees and brush provide cover for fish,
particularly as nursery area for juvenile fish.
In addition, they provide habitat
for aquatic insects- essential food during the early stages of
most fish species life cycles.
All decorations (tinsel, lights,
etc). must be removed from the trees before dropping them off.
Please do not dump any household
trash at the site.
For
more information or to volunteer, please call the Thurmond Lake
Project Office at 1-800-533-3478.
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Low
Lake
Levels Provide Silver Lining for Future Boating Opportunities
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Historic low lake
levels have enabled the Corps of Engineers to repair and extend
numerous boat ramps at
Thurmond
Lake.
During the 1989 drought, lake elevation dropped to 312.79
MSL and the Corps of Engineers extended many ramps. With present
low lake levels the Corps is once again repairing, extending,
and removing siltation from many ramps on the lake.
These
extensions will not make the ramps usable immediately but the
ramps will become usable sooner as lake levels recover.
Ramp repairs were recently completed at
Mt.
Carmel day-use, Rosseau Creek, Dordon
Creek, Mt.
Pleasant, Cherokee and
Petersburg. Ramps that have been extended
include Amity, Cherokee, Chamberlain Ferry, Leroys Ferry and
Double Branches. Ramp extensions are planned for Modoc
campground and Morrahs, and an additional lane will be added at
Modoc 7 day use ramp. Remaining repairs and extensions are
dependent upon lake level changes.
New ramp elevations are
being continually updated on our web page as construction is
completed. For ramp elevations
CLICK HERE or a list of ramps that are currently
open, CLICK HERE.
Boaters are reminded to use extreme caution due to the continued
low lake levels. And don’t forget to WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET
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Park Attendant Bid Packages Information |
Interested
in being a Campground
Park
Attendant at Thurmond or Hartwell Lake?
Hartwell
Lake
has 12 Park Attendant positions available and Thurmond Lake
has two Park Attendant and one Park Attendant/Caretaker
position available for 2009.
All positions require a minimum
of two adults at least 18 years old who are mentally and
physically able to meet contract requirements. These
positions collect fees, register campers, issue various
passes, answer questions and disseminate information, open
and close gates, maintain a reservation system, and other
related activities at one campground.
Caretaker position includes Park
Attendant responsibilities and additional park cleaning and
maintenance activities. You must be capable of
working independently without day-to-day supervision and
must supply
your own presentable, factory-built, self-contained camping
unit and must live on-site while on duty.
Campground Park
Attendant and Park Attendant/Caretaker positions are
contracted positions.
Bids for these positions must be
submitted by December, 18th 2008.
For more information and to obtain bid package information,
click
HERE. To view a letter of
instruction (pdf)click
HERE
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Questions? For
Hartwell positions: 888-893-0678, for Thurmond Lake
positions: 800-533-3478
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Annual Day
Use Passes
Available |
Annual passes for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers day use areas are
available. The passes are $30 each and are valid for one
year from the date of purchase. The pass allows unlimited
nationwide use of all day use fee areas managed by the Corps.
Passes may be purchased in person at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Visitor Center (using cash, check or credit card), by phone
(using credit card) toll-free at 800-533-3478, or by mail (using
check or credit card). Annual passes are also available at
Belvedere Marine and Sportsman's Corner in North Augusta, SC,
Cliatts Crossing in Lincolnton, GA and West Marine in Martinez,
GA and also at the Russell and Hartwell Lake Offices.
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