Saluda
Dam in Lexington County, South Carolina · Saluda · forms Lake Murray
Height
234 ft
71 m (NID height)
Length
7,800 ft
2,377 m
Completed
1930
Lake Murray today
353.92 ft
7 days ▼ 0.60 ft
Normal storage
2,100,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 234 ft
- Owner
- South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 2,200,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 48,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 205 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,420 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 299 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Savannah District
- Also known as
- Lake Murray (Res);Lake Murray Dam
- NID ID
- SC00224
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID SC00224 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.