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Hartwell is two rivers wearing one name: 49 miles up the Tugaloo, 45 up the Seneca, Georgia on one side and South Carolina on the other. Both arms are on the outline here.
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Hartwell is two rivers wearing one name: 49 miles up the Tugaloo, 45 up the Seneca, Georgia on one side and South Carolina on the other. Both arms are on the outline here.
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Lake Hartwell, as we draw it
The outline includes the Tugaloo and Seneca arms. Every piece here uses this same drawing.
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Lake Hartwell facts, with sources
- States and counties
- Georgia: Hart, Franklin and Stephens; South Carolina: Anderson, Oconee and Pickens
- Rivers
- Savannah, Tugaloo and Seneca rivers
- Dam
- Hartwell Dam; reservoir filled February 1961 to March 1962
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
- Surface area
- Nearly 56,000 acres
- Shoreline
- 962 miles
Sources: sas.usace.army.mil, sas.usace.army.mil, sas.usace.army.mil
Questions about Lake Hartwell
Where is Lake Hartwell?
Lake Hartwell borders Georgia and South Carolina, across Hart, Franklin and Stephens counties in Georgia and Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties in South Carolina.
What river forms Lake Hartwell?
Hartwell Dam sits on the Savannah River seven miles below where the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers join; the lake extends 49 miles up the Tugaloo and 45 miles up the Seneca.
How big is Lake Hartwell?
The Corps of Engineers lists nearly 56,000 acres of water and 962 miles of shoreline.
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