Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee is a man-made reservoir in the United States in the state of South Carolina. It was developed to serve the needs of power utility Duke Energy and public recreational purposes.Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oconee Nuclear Station and Old Pickens Church.
Oconee Nuclear Station
Power station
Photo: KudzuVine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oconee Nuclear Station is a nuclear power station located on Lake Keowee near Seneca, South Carolina, and has a power output capacity of over 2,500 megawatts.
Old Pickens Church
Church
Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Pickens Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Seneca, South Carolina. It was built in 1850 and added to the National Register in 1996.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newry and Corinth.
Newry
Hamlet
Photo: Darkspots, Public domain.
Newry is a census-designated place in Oconee County, South Carolina. According to the 2020 United States Census, the population of the CDP was 199. Newry is situated 5 miles south of Lake Keowee.
Corinth
Hamlet
Corinth is an unincorporated community in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States, located 3.7 miles east-northeast of Seneca. Corinth is situated 6 miles south of Lake Keowee.
Lake Keowee
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Reservoir in South Carolina, United States
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Oconee, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.80005° or 34° 48′ 0″ northLongitude
-82.88712° or 82° 53′ 14″ westElevation
801 feet (244 metres)Open location code
866VR427+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 357106138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4584396Wikidata ID
Q6476437
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Keowee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Keowee” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lake Keowee”
- Esperanto: “lago Keowee”
- French: “lac Keowee”
- French: “Lac Keowee”
- Italian: “lago Keowee”
- Italian: “Lago Keowee”
- Spanish: “lago Keowee”
- Spanish: “Lago Keowee”
- Venetian: “lago Keowee”
- Welsh: “Llyn Keowee”
- “Lake Keowee”
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Localities in the Area
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