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. 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″ north
Longitude
-82.91488° or 82° 54′ 54″ west
Established
December 1973
Operator
Open location code
866VX35P+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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