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Lake Murray SC

Lake Murray is named for one of the South Carolina Electric & Gas engineers who worked on the dam, William Murray.  The dam was conceived with the idea of providing hydroelectric power to the Midlands of South Carolina.   Work on the dam began in 1927 and was finished in 1930.   Over 1,000 tracts of land had to be acquired to build the lake and over 5000 homes were relocated.  The Lake has over 500 miles of shoreline.    The Saluda River begins near the North Carolina border.   During its journey to the sea,  it fills the Greenville Water reservoir, Greenwood Lake, and then Lake Murray. Past the dam, the Saluda joins the Congaree and Wateree rivers to flow to the Atlantic Ocean.

Lake Murray belongs to SCE&G and they control the water levels and in addition controls the permits for private docks.

Lake Murray provides electricity to the area and provides residents and visitors to the area with great enjoyment.