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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 camping, picnicking, swimming, gas pumps, more boat ramps, marinas, restaurants, pump out station and restroom facilities on Lake Wateree. Through Duke Power’s general improvement plan the boat ramps will be improved in the next 5 years to meet the identified needs.

Additional camping, picnicking, marinas, gas pumps 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 36 acres will be needed through 2050 to meet future recreational facility demand. Currently 144 acres of mainland and 94 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 boat ramp located on the lake.

Survey respondents indicated they would like to the proper use of jet skis and boats and more boat patrol on the lake. Additional safety items concerning safe use of jet skis and controlling boat speed will be including in the Duke Power’s lake map publication. Duke Power will support efforts to positively address the issue of additional patrolling of the lake.

The known proposed recreational changes for Lake Wateree follow:

Duke Power Access

Buck Hill Access Area, Kershaw County, South Carolina

The changes proposed by Duke Power for this site in the next 5 years are:

  • Replace the existing boat ramp with 2 new ramps.
  • Install a loading pier.