Richard B. Russell Lake

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Richard B. Russell Lake
Location	Georgia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34.091762° N 82.629976° WCoordinates: 34.091762° N 82.629976° W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Savannah River
Primary outflows	Savannah River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	26,650 acres (108 km²)

Richard B. Russell Lake is a man-made lake created by the construction of Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River bordering Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, South Carolina. Filling of the lake began in October 1983, and was completed in December 1984 for a full pool elevation of 475 feet. Named for U.S. Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr., the lake consists of 26,650 acres (108 km²) of water and 540 miles (870 km) of shoreline. Unlike its neighbors Lake Hartwell to the north and Lake Strom Thurmond to the south, Lake Russell was not designed to permit downstream navigation, and Federal regulations prohibit private use of the public lands surrounding it.

[edit] External links

• Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
• Richard B. Russell State Park at Georgia State Parks

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