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Dossier #947 · GRanD 7308

Richard B. Russell Dam

🇺🇸United States · Savannah River River · Savannah Basin · near Elberton

Built 1986 · Dam · data quality: Good

HydroelectricityFlood controlRecreation
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
59 m
Crest length
1,379 m
Reservoir capacity
1.8 km³
Reservoir area
102.2 km²
Average depth
18 m
Catchment
7,374 km²
Avg discharge
146,796 L/s
Elevation
147 masl
Degree of regulation
39.7 %

Provenance

Record 947 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 34.0255, -82.6006.