Lake Moultrie

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lake_name = Lake Moultrie
image_lake = Lake Moultrie.jpg
caption_lake = A picture of Lake Moultrie from the southwest shore.
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location = Berkeley County, South Carolina
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type = reservoir
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Lake Moultrie is the third largest lake in South Carolina covering over convert|60000|acre|km2|-1.

Location

Lake Moultrie is located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, is fed by Lake Marion through a diversion canal. Nearby towns include Moncks Corner, Bonneau and St. Stephen.

Origin

Lake Moultrie was created in the early 1940s by the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Its effluent is the Cooper River, and it is dammed by the Pinopolis Dam. [AAA
] It covers about convert|60000|acre|km2. It was named for Governor William Moultrie. [cite web |url= http://www.sciway.net/city/lake-moultrie-sc.html|title= Lake Moultrie, South Carolina|accessdate=2008-05-02 |work= |publisher= SCIway.net]

Fishing

Lake Moultrie is a good fishing lakes that has a varied fishing environment. There are shallow swamps, black water ponds, thousands of tree stumps and live cypress trees, as well as large open areas of water. This lake does not form ice in winter months. [cite web |url= http://www.am-pub.com/guides/santee/lakes.htm|title= History of The Santee Cooper Lakes|accessdate= 2008-05-02|year= 1997|publisher=American Publishing] A world record Channel Catfish weighing convert|58|lb|abbr=on. was caught from this lake. The lake also holds the state record for Black Crappie (5 lbs). [cite web |url= http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/freshrecs/records.html|title= Freshwater Fish Records for South Carolina |accessdate=2008-05-02|publisher= South Carolina Department of Natural Resources] For fisherman that prefer the bank, the catfish tend to move up to shallow water near dusk and bite well at night. Large catfish are known to bite well on blue gill(live) and perch(live) off the bottom of shallow sand/mud flats close to shore. The catfish move in the shallow water to feed on small clams and bait fish found in the mud and cracks on the lakes floor. It is not uncommon for fisherman at Lake Moultrie to catch catfish over convert|20|lb|abbr=on. Trotlines are common at Lake Moultrie as well as trolling and even arching with a bow and arrow by spotlighting catfish in the shallows at night.

Recent News

On 2007-09-16, a 59 year old man got his arm bitten off by a convert|12|ft|m|sing=on, convert|600|lb|abbr=on. alligator while swimming in the lake. Some nurses, who were at a picnic nearby were able to stop the bleeding until help arrived. Doctors at Medical University of South Carolina were not able to reattach his arm. [cite news |author=Associated Press |authorlink= Associated Press|title= Report: Gator bites off South Carolina snorkeler's arm|url= http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/17/america/NA-GEN-US-Alligator-Attack.php|work= International Herald Tribune|publisher= The New York Times Company|location= Paris|date= 2007-09-17|accessdate=2008-05-01 ]

ee also

*Lake Marion

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