763 billion gallons of water 🌊

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Photo of Lake Murray | Photo by @realadampowell

Lake Murray by the numbers

Summer is in full swing + we are definitely feelin’ the heat. Columbia’s heat index will be over 100º this weekend, but luckily for us, we have Lake Murray to cool off. And DYK it’s full of trivia?

Let’s dive in. ⬇

lake murray

photo by @realadampowell

Lake Murray by the numbers:

46 | Number of different species of fish 🐠

1927-1930 | Years the lake + dam were under construction

763 billion | Number of gallons of water in the lake

$2,190,000 | Price of the most expensive house on Miss Murray 💰

2.178 billion | Size of the lake in square feet

216 | Number of hours it would take to walk the 650 miles of shoreline

8 | Number of places to camp 🏕

220 feet | Deepest point of the lake

10,000 | Number of kilowatts the dam first generated in 1930 when it opened

$1,850,000 | Price of Gamecock Football Head Coach Will Muschamp’s 9,417 square-foot home

How many pairs of sunglasses lost in the lake? Your guess is as good as mine.

Remember to drink lots of water + wear sunscreen this weekend – whether you’re on the lake or at the riverwalk. Cola’s going to be borderline 🔥 dangerously hot🔥.
Mariah

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