Lake Keowee, South Carolina

Business Resources | Churches | Colleges | Entertainment | Government | History | Hospitals | Jobs | Libraries | Maps | Media | Organizations | Real Estate | Recreation | Schools | Transportation | Tourism | Weather

Constructed by Duke Power Company to generate hydroelectric power, Lake Keowee covers Keowee Town, site of the capital of the Lower Cherokee Nation. Keowee, meaning "Place of the Mulberries," was visited by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto when he came through the area in 1540. 18,500 acres of water and a 300-mile shoreline make the Lake Keowee area a popular place for boating, fishing, water-skiing, swimming, camping and picnicking. It is located predominately in Oconee County, but it also extends into Pickens County. (Information provided by the Discover Upcountry Carolina Association.)

General Information, Jobs

• Lake level
• Weather

  –  Current conditions –  10-day forecast

• Job openings
• Oconee County links
• Pickens County links

Maps, Transportation

• Map of Lake Keowee - PDF
  
• Nearest commercial airport
  –  Greenville-Spartanburg Airport - GSP
  

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Arts, entertainment, dining
  –  Festivals, events
  –  Blue Ridge Arts Center
  –  Oconee Community Theater
  
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  –  Lake Keowee Marina
  –  Oconee County waterfalls - information, photographs
  –  Recreation, sports organizations
  
  
• Related art, travel resources
  –  Oconee County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  –  South Carolina's Pendleton District
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Lake Keowee real estate
  
• Private, resort, golf communities

Business Resources

• Oconee County Chamber of Commerce

Media, Information Services

• Newspapers, magazines, journals
• Radio stations

Government

• Oconee County
  –  Oconee officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  –  Sheriff's Office
  
• Pickens County
  –  Pickens officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  –  Sheriff's Office
  

Schools, Colleges, Libraries, Museums

• K-12 schools
  –  Oconee County | Pickens County
  
• Colleges, universities
  –  Oconee County | Pickens County
  
• Libraries, archives, museums
  –  Oconee County | Pickens County
  

Hospitals, Churches, Helping Organizations

• Oconee Medical Center
• Anderson-Oconee-Pickens Community Mental Health Center
• Churches
• Community, service organizations
  –  Oconee County | Pickens County
  
• Environmental, conservation organizations
  –  Friends of Lake Keowee Society - FOLKS
  

Places Near Lake Keowee

• Arial
• Clemson
• Dacusville
• Easley
• Liberty
• Pickens
• Salem
• Seneca
• Six Mile
• Table Rock Mountain - Table Rock State Park
• Walhalla
• Westminster