J. Strom Thurmond Dam
Dam in McCormick County, South Carolina · Savannah River · forms J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Height
200 ft
61 m (NID height)
Length
5,680 ft
1,731 m
Completed
1954
J. Strom Thurmond Lake today
319.23 ft
7 days ▼ 0.53 ft
vs full pool
▼ 9.03 ft
Normal storage
2,510,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 200 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Savannah District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 3,820,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 71,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 170 ft
- Drainage area
- 6,144 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 920 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Savannah District
- Also known as
- J. Strom Thurmond Lake
- NID ID
- GA01701
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 19, 2026. Search NID ID GA01701 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.