Parr Shoals Dam
Dam in Newberry County, South Carolina · Broad · forms Parr Shoals Reservoir
Height
55 ft
17 m (NID height)
Length
2,715 ft
828 m
Completed
1914
Parr Shoals Reservoir today
262.87 ft
7 days ▼ 0.69 ft
Normal storage
32,000 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 55 ft
- Owner
- South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 32,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 44,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 45 ft
- Drainage area
- 4,750 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 2,000 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Savannah District
- Also known as
- Parr
- NID ID
- SC01069
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID SC01069 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.