Lake Marion
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Area | 4452 |
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Max. depth | 76. 77 ft (23. 40 m) |
Locations | Clarendon |
Orangeburg | |
Berkeley | |
Calhoun | |
Sumter | |
South Carolina | |
US | |
Average depth | 13. 12 ft (4. 00 m) |
Fish | Largemouth bass |
Striped bass | |
Channel catfish | |
White bass | |
White perch | |
Did you know | Lake Marion is named for Revolutionary War hero General Francis Marion. |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1090811 |
About Lake Marion
Lake Marion is the largest lake in South Carolina, centrally located and with territory within five counties. The lake is referred to as South Carolina's inland sea. It has a 315-mile shoreline and covers nearly 110,000 acres of rolling farmlands, former marshes, and river valley landscape.
US military asks for public's help to find F-35 fighter jet
By Megan FisherBBC News
The US military has asked for The Public 's help to try and locate one of its F-35 fighter jets after The Pilot ejected from the aircraft.
It went missing on Sunday afternoon when The Pilot was flying over the southern state of South Carolina .
The Pilot , who has not been named, ejected and parachuted safely. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
It is Not Yet clear What Happened , but officials said the aircraft was involved in a " mishap".
They said they were focusing their search around Two Lakes north of The City of Charleston.
Based on the jet's last known location the searches of Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion are being carried out with federal aviation regulators.
Joint Base Charleston posted its appeal for help on X, formerly known as Twitter. " Emergency response teams are still trying to locate the F-35, " it said.
" The Public is asked to co-operate with military and civilian authorities as the effort continues. "
It encouraged anyone with information that could help its recovery teams to contact its operations centre.
It is made by Lockheed Martin and, and is one of The World 's most advanced fighter jets.
The F-35 is the largest and most expensive weapons programme of its type in The World .
In 2018, the US military after a crash in South Carolina .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com