Gaston Shoals Lower
Dam in Cherokee County, South Carolina · Broad River · forms Gaston Shoals Reservoir
Height
62 ft
19 m (NID height)
Length
472 ft
144 m
Completed
1908
Gaston Shoals Reservoir today
94.54 ft
7 days ▼ 0.72 ft
Normal storage
2,500 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 62 ft
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 2,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 251 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 51 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,300 sq mi
- Spillway
- None
- Army Corps district
- Charleston District
- NID ID
- SC01075
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 9, 2026. Search NID ID SC01075 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Gaston Shoals Reservoir
- Gaston Shoals Middle
- Gaston Shoals Upper