1. •Lake Keowee Shoreline Management Plan (SMP)

  2. •Jocassee and its relationship to Lake Keowee and Bad Creek

  3. •Water supply to Greenville and Seneca

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE Duke Energy’s Shoreline Management Plan (SMP)Duke_K-T_Relicensing.html

Seasonal Change & Water Clarity

SC Water Law

Reducing Boater Waste

Lake Levels

Keowee-Toxaway Project and Power Generation

Duke's Keowee-Toxaway Project consist of three reservoirs: Bad Creek has an altitude of 2,310 ft. above sea level, Jocassee at 1,110 and Keowee at 800 at full pond. All three produce hydropower. Jocassee and Bad Creek also serve as pump-storage reservoirs. During off-peak hours available surplus power is used to reverse the turbines and pump water from Keowee 'uphill' into Jocassee and from Jocassee into Bad Creek for release during peak hours.







The Project produces a total of 3000 mw of electricity by a combination of nuclear (2538 mw) and hydropower (750 mw).

Lake Keowee

. . . is an exceptional, "blue water" lake, 23 miles in length over 3 miles at its widest point with depths averaging 54 ft. but can exceed 150 ft. Lake Keowee has over 300 miles of shoreline and is the recipient of the clean, clear waters of Lake Jocassee and Sumter National Forest watershed. Created by Duke Energy as part of the Keowee-Toxaway Project to support its Oconee Station electric power generation, Lake Keowee also serves as a source of drinking water for Greenville and Seneca.

The following provides an in-depth understanding of the lake, its creation, maps, etc.

  1. •Lake Statistics on Keowee-Toxaway Project