The S.C. Department of Natural Resources convened the S.C. Drought Response Committee on Oct. 28, 2008, in Columbia. Ten counties remain at severe and three remain at moderate status.
Imagine a place, once the capital of a nation, but now home to a pristine mountain lake… where Native Americans once hunted and traded near lush forest streams and allies fought wars against foreign nations for control of land and people.
As part of a comprehensive preventive maintenance program at Oconee, Duke Energy will lower Lake Keowee to approximately 7.5 feet below full pond (792.5’ above mean sea level) beginning the week of October 20, 2008, temporarily storing the water in Jocassee.
Duke Energy is temporarily closing the main boat ramp for upgrades at Fall Creek Access Area on Lake Keowee beginning Tuesday. A second, seasonal boat ramp at Fall Creek will remain open. Construction is expected to be finished by mid-October.
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