Proposed Recreational Enhancements
Based on comments received from the Recreation Use and Needs Survey conducted for Duke Power in 1999, the respondents indicated a need for more boat ramps, picnicking, toilets and camping on Fishing Creek Lake. Through Duke Power's general improvement plan additional boat ramps will be constructed in the next 5 years to meet the identified needs.
Through the AAII, additional boat ramps, picnicking, toilets camping and other facilities may also be installed as Duke Power begins accepting access area lease requests by non-agency groups for the access areas not leased to the agencies. The non-agency groups had to wait until after June 1, 2000 (the deadline for agencies to submit an application, plan and schedule), before Duke Power would consider accepting their applications.
Based on the projected population projections and facility standards and estimated acreage needs for the facility class, approximately 6 acres will be needed through 2050 to meet future recreational facility demand. Currently 25 acres of mainland and 200 acres of islands have been reserved for recreational use. The land is good topographically and will be able to support the facilities identified by the survey respondents in the Recreation Use and Needs Study. There is also one South Carolina State Park and one SCDNR public boat ramp on the lake that provide additional recreation facilities.
Of the few survey response received the main change the respondents would like to see is reciprocal fishing license agreement between North and South Carolina.
The known proposed recreational changes for Fishing Creek Lake follow:
Duke Power Access
Fishing Creek Access Area, Chester County, South Carolina
The changes proposed by Duke Power for this site in the next 5 years are:
- Install 2 new boat ramps.
- Install a loading pier.
- Develop a new paved parking lot.
