What is Lake Marion?
Q: What is Lake Marion?
A: Lake Marion is the largest lake in South Carolina and is referred to as South Carolina's inland sea.
Q: How large is Lake Marion?
A: Lake Marion covers almost 110,000 acres (450 square kilometers or 173.7 square miles) of rolling farmlands, former marshes, and river valley landscape.
Q: What is the shoreline length of Lake Marion?
A: Lake Marion has a 315-mile (507-kilometre) shoreline.
Q: Why was the Santee River dammed in the 1940s?
A: The Santee River was dammed in the 1940s to supply hydroelectric power.
Q: What was the purpose of damming the Santee River in the 1940s?
A: Damming the Santee River was part of the rural electrification efforts initiated under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression.
Q: What can visitors do at Lake Marion?
A: Visitors can travel from Lake Marion through the Diversion Canal to Lake Moultrie.
Q: Where can boaters go from the end of Lake Moultrie?
A: At the end of Lake Moultrie lies the 75-foot high Pinopolis Lock which will lower boaters down to the Tailrace Canal which takes you to the Cooper River and on to Charleston.
