Lake Russell
Richard B. Russell Lake is a reservoir created by the construction of Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River bordering Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, South Carolina. Filling of the lake began in October 1983, and was completed in December 1984 for a full pool elevation of 475 feet. Named for U.S. Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr., the lake consists of 26,650 acres (108 km2) of water and 540 miles (870 km) of shoreline. Unlike its neighbors Lake Hartwell to the north and Lake Strom Thurmond to the south, Lake Russell was not designed to permit downstream navigation, and Federal regulations prohibit private use of the public lands surrounding it.
