Jocassee Hydroelectric Station
Jocassee Dam is an embankment dam on the Keowee River, straddling the border of Pickens and Oconee counties in South Carolina in the United States. The dam forms Lake Jocassee, which is fed by the Toxaway, Thompson, Horsepasture and Whitewater Rivers, and serves primarily for hydroelectric power generation and flood control.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nine Times.
Nine Times
Hamlet
Nine Times is an unincorporated community in Pickens County. The community was so named on account of the nine water crossings of a path over a nearby creek. Nine Times is situated 5 miles southeast of Jocassee Hydroelectric Station.
Jocassee Hydroelectric Station
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Oconee, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.95959° or 34° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
-82.91488° or 82° 54′ 54″ westInception
December 1973Operator
Duke EnergyOpen location code
866VX35P+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 168720810OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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