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Lake Blalock

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To increase the safe yield of the reservoir, Spartanburg Water System raised the level of Lake Blalock by 10 feet (3.0 m), increasing the water surface elevation to 710 feet (220 m) in 2004. This project was completed in 2006 and involved overlaying the existing earthen dam with a layer of
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is approximately 700 ft (210 m). long and 70 ft (21 m) high. It was originally designed for a normal operating pool of 700 feet (210 m), and the lake had approximately 35 miles (56 km) of shoreline. The existing spillway has a crest length of 270 ft (82 m).
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was also upgraded by furnishing and installing three hydraulically operated spillway crest gates, constructing a new cast-in-place concrete ogee crest, and constructing a bridge across the spillway. In addition, the project also cleared approximately 300 acres (42 miles of shoreline) around the
243: 273: 268: 32: 174:. After its creation was authorized in 1976 by the Commissioners of Spartanburg Water System, Blalock Dam was constructed in 1983. The existing earthen 258: 83: 263: 163: 61: 201: 171: 184: 187:, approximately 3 ft (0.91 m) in thickness, and constructing a new RCC stilling basin. The existing 221: 127: 65: 252: 167: 115: 69: 98: 85: 159: 120: 188: 175: 238: 274:
Bodies of water of Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Protected areas of Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Lake Blalock Dam image during construction (Google)
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Lake Blalock is located in South Carolina
Spartanburg County
South Carolina
United States
35°04′30″N 81°52′43″W / 35.0750°N 81.8785°W / 35.0750; -81.8785
Type
reservoir
Basin
reservoir
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Pacolet River
Spartanburg
dam
roller compacted concrete
spillway
List of lakes in South Carolina
"southcarolinalakes.info"
Spartanburg Water System
Lake Blalock Dam image during construction (Google)
Categories
Reservoirs in South Carolina
Landmarks in South Carolina
Protected areas of Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Bodies of water of Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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