2012 Map of Clarks Hill

About this map

The J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir dominates this landscape along the South Carolina and Georgia border, where the Savannah River was impounded to create a massive inland waterway. The engineering of the river is anchored by the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and the Clark Hill Powerhouse, critical infrastructure that reshaped the geography of McCormick County. To the east, the rural character remains through small settlements like Modoc, Clarks Hill, and Meriwether, which are connected by a network of state and local roads like Middleton Ferry Rd and Dew Drop Inn Rd. Family and community history is preserved in numerous burial grounds, including Modoc Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, and Ashbury Cemetery. The intricate shoreline created by flooding local tributaries like Buzzard Branch and Key Branch has turned former high ground into peninsulas like The Point.