Community folks working together to keep Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry Counties beautiful.
This Saturday, March 9th, is Lake Greenwood Cleanup Day. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office will be at the Riverfork Boat Ramp starting at 9am to disperse supplies and clean up the area. The event will run until 12 noon and all volunteers will receive lunch at Break on the Lake. 300 Lake Greenwood Blvd. See below for other site locations to volunteer.
Lake Greenwood is bordered by Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry Counties. It was created in the 1930's and stretches over 11,000 acres. If not taken care of properly, pollution can build up along the estimated two hundred and twelve miles of shoreline.
Between 1935 and 1940, Lake Greenwood was created with the construction of Buzzard’s Roost Dam. Lake Management was initially undertaken by the Greenwood County Electric Power Commission. Duke Power leased the hydroelectric and lake operations from Greenwood County. In 2007, Santee Cooper... and in 2020, Lockhart Power Company entered into a legal agreement with Greenwood County to generate power.
