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Welcome to Lake Strom Thurmond! |
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Lake Strom Thurmond is a reservoir lying along the Georgia and South Carolina border in the South-Eastern United States. The lake was built over a period of ten years, beginning in 1946 and lies at the meetinf of the Little River and Savannah River. At 71,000 acres (287 km²), it is the largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi River. The dam is located near the city of Augusta, Georgia. Thurmond Lake is one of the southeast's largest and most popular public recreation lakes. The lake was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in order to assist in flood control, hydropower, and navigation project, authorized purposes now include recreation, water quality, water supply, and fish and wildlife management. Each year, millions of people utilize the many public parks, marinas, and campgrounds conveniently located around the lake to pursue a variety of outdoor recreational experiences -making Thurmond one of the 10 most visited Corps lakes in the United States.
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Park Rangers Working To Ensure Safety At Strom Thurmond Lake (WJBF-TV Augusta)
People are getting ready to celebrate America's birthday. From fireworks...to the lake...local recreation areas like Strom Thurmond Lake are preparing for many visitors. The lake has seen it's share of tragedy, just this year.
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Thunder Over Thurmond to light skies (The Index-Journal)
Lake Thurmond is the largest manmade lake east of the Mississippi River, so it?s fitting one of the area?s biggest Fourth of July events os celebrated there.
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Casting into the surface for schooling fish works (The Augusta Chronicle)
There are so many ways to catch Thurmond Lake's fish, but one of my favorite ones is to cast into surface-schooling hybrids and striped bass.
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Freshwater trends (The State)
Midlands Area LAKE GREENWOOD: Striped Bass: Fair. Some striped bass are being caught up the river but fishing in the main lake is slow. No schooling activity is being reported. Largemouth Bass: Very good. Some bass are still on the beds and being caught by anglers sight fishing with jigs or worms. Most bass have already bedded and moved back onto secondary points. Topwater lures including ...
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Swimming Lessons To Save Lives (News 12 Augusta)
The Aiken County Recreation Department is holding swimming lessons now that summer is here. With already three drownings at lake thurmond this year, they are making sure anyone who doesn't know how to swim, can afford to learn.
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