Lake Strom Thurmond

Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia, is a man-made reservoir at the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin.

Lake Strom Thurmond
Sunset on the Georgia side of Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake), April 2006
Lake Strom Thurmond
Lake Strom Thurmond
LocationMcCormick County, SC & Lincoln County, GA & Columbia County, GA McDuffie county Wilkes county
Coordinates33°39′40″N 82°11′57″W
Lake typereservoir
Primary inflowsSavannah River
Primary outflowsSavannah River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area71,100 acres (288 km2)
Max. depth180 ft (54.8 m)
Surface elevation330 ft (100 m)
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