Saluda Dam
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| Height | 6100 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1930 |
| Length | 7,800 ft (2,400 m) |
| Annual generation | 245,000,000 kWh |
| Turbines | 5 x vertical Francis turbines (3 @ 32. 5 MW, 1 @ 42. 3 MW, 1 @ 67. 5 MW) |
| Create | Lake Murray |
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| ID | 2219063 |
About Saluda Dam
The Saluda Dam or Saluda River Dam, officially the Dreher Shoals Dam, commonly referred to as the Lake Murray Dam, is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina on the Saluda River. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930.
