J Strom Thurmond Hydro-electric Project

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J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers First multipurpose “project” in the Savannah River Basin. Authorized by Congress under Public Law 534 in December 1944, the Thurmond Project was built between 1946 – 1954 for the purposes of hydropower, flood control, and downstream navigation. Additional purposes of the project now include water supply, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife management

Thurmond Power plant is referred to as a “peaking” plant – which means the power plant is designed to supply dependable power during hours of “peak” daily demand. In addition to being a very clean energy source, another major advantage of hydropower is the availability to come “on-line” (begin producing power) within a few minutes

x7 Hydro-turbine (Hydro-electric) Gen sets
= 320 MW max total Gen. Capacity

J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake
510 Clarks Hill Highway, Clarks Hill, SC 29821
864-333-1100
1-800-533-3478

www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/thurmond/index.htm