Visitors can even book an experienced guide to show them where the fish are biting each season. Paddle through a submerged Cypress and Tupelo forest known as Stumphole Swamp, located along the tail end of the North Santee river, where it flows into Lake Marian. Bird watchers will enjoy the wide variety of birds that inhabit the swamp. Thousands of sporting enthusiasts venture to Lake Marian every year to enjoy the many activities it has to offer.
From places to eat, to outdoors, to shopping, you will find something to enjoy in Santee Cooper. Use our online and interactive trip planner to create your custom experience in Santee. Or, check our GPS-enabled suggested itineraries with the must-do in the area! Find the best places to stay and fun outdoor activities like fishing , kayaking and golf in one of our communities. Explore many attractions , splash on the lakes or hike in a state park.
Discover Fall. Find Accommodations. The project would provide economic relief to the area by drawing the majority of its workforce from relief rolls; the hydroelectric plant would contribute to the electrification of rural farms; the creation of two reservoirs would reopen navigation from Charleston to Columbia; and the regulation of the Santee River would prevent future flooding and eliminate malarial outbreaks.
This combination of cheap power, efficient transportation, and a healthy environment would attract industry to the impoverished agricultural region of the state.
Santee Cooper received support from the prominent U. Byrnes, who was largely responsible for persuading President Roosevelt to support the project, and Charleston mayor Burnet Maybank, who spearheaded the campaign for public and political support within the state.
Construction, however, was not a foregone conclusion. The Santee Cooper project met opposition from several groups. In Washington, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, for personal and political motives, opposed federal funding of the project. In South Carolina, private utility companies denounced what they saw as a government monopoly on production and sale of power.
In the Santee Cooper area, private landowners fought the dislocation of families living in the new flood basins and the inundation of historic homes, churches, and battlefields. Therefore, you can gaze out over the lake and not see any land across the water. This lake view is very much like the scene you see at the beach when you are looking at the ocean. In addition, this vast area of open water on Lake Moultrie can help to produce large waves when high wind speeds occurr. The local television stations will usually broadcast wind advisories for boaters on Lake Moultrie.
The fishing in Lake Moultrie is exceptional with large populations of largemounth bass, blue channel catfish, crappie, and striped basss.
Consequently, there is a fish hatchery located on Lake Moutrie. The state record Largemouth Bass was caught here. Also, Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie have numerous fishing guides just waiting for clients who want to catch stripers, largemouth, and catfish.
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