Monticello Reservoir

Monticello Reservoir
The Monticello Reservoir with a view of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station
Location	Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Coordinates	34°18′19″N 81°19′41″W / 34.30528°N 81.32806°W / 34.30528; -81.32806Coordinates: 34°18′19″N 81°19′41″W / 34.30528°N 81.32806°W / 34.30528; -81.32806
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Frees Creek
Primary outflows	Parr Reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	6.5 mi (10.5 km)
Max. width	2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Surface elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Settlements	Jenkinsville, South Carolina

Monticello is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina, built to provide water for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station.^[1] It is located in Jenkinsville. While it does not dam any major rivers, its outflow flows directly into Parr Reservoir, an artificial lake created along the Broad River, via the Fairfield Pumped Storage power station.

The lake is mainly used to cool the turbines of a nearby nuclear power plant. It is famous locally for its catfishing, as some 60 lb. and up fish have been pulled from its waters.

Fluctuations in the level of the reservoir are thought to have increased the incidence of induced seismicity in the area.^[2]

The referenced study by Talwani [2] actually states that after an initial increase, levels of seismicity at Monticello have returned to pre-reservoir levels. Therefore induced seismicity is linked with the initial impoundment, and is not an ongoing issue at this location.

References

1. ^ Lake Monticello Reservoir - South Carolina Department of Parks & Tourism
2. ^ Talwani, P. (1997). "On the Nature of Reservoir-induced Seismicity". Pure and Applied Geophysics 150 (3-4): 473–492. doi:10.1007/s000240050089. ISSN 0033-4553. 

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello Reservoir