RUSSELL PERTINENT DATA

LOCATION
In the Piedmont Physiographic Province at Latitude 34o 01' north, Longitude 82o 36' west
On the Savannah River:
259.1 miles above the mouth
244.7 miles above Savannah, Georgia
59.5 miles above Augusta, Georgia
37.5 miles above Thurmond Dam
29.8 miles below Hartwell Dam
In Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, South Carolina
18 miles southeast of Elberton, Georgia
4 miles southwest of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
40 miles northeast of Athens, Georgia
DRAINAGE AREA percentage square miles
Above the mouth of the Savannah River 100 10,579
Above Augusta, Georgia (Butler Cr. gage) 71 7,508
Above J. Strom Thurmond Dam 58 6,144
Above Richard B. Russell Dam 27 2,890
Above Hartwell Dam 20 2,088
Basin between Russell Dam and Hartwell Dam 8 802
(One inch of runoff over the Savannah River Basin above Russell Dam equals 154,133 acre-feet)
STORAGE VOLUMES Elevation (ft NGVD) Acre-feet
Spillway design flood 490.0 1,488,155
Standard project flood 484.3 1,305,000
Flood control pool 480.0 1,166,166
Maximum conservation pool 475.0 1,026,200
Minimum conservation pool 470.0 899,400
Conservation storage, usable 470 to 475 126,800
Flood storage 475 to 480 140,000
Surcharge storage 480 to 490 322,000
RESERVOIR AREAS Elevation(s)(ft NGVD) Acres
Spillway design flood ( Max Surcharge Pool) 490.0 35,150
Standard project flood 484.3 31,770
Flood control pool 480.0 29,340
Maximum conservation pool 475.0 26,653
Minimum conservation pool 470.0 24,117
Limits of clearing 465 to 477 5,880
462 to 476 4,938
440 to 462 8,938
below 440 12,400
430 to 465 11,890
below 430 7,540
DAM, SPILLWAY, INTAKE AND POOL ELEVATIONS Elevation(s)(ft NGVD)
Top of dam 495.0
Maximum Observed Pool 479.754/14/2003
Minimum Observed Pool 468.7011/15/1984
Spillway design flood 490.0
Induced surcharge pool 485.0
Standard project flood 484.3
Top of tainter gates, closed 481.0
100 year pool elevation 481.5
Flood control pool 480.0
Maximum conservation pool 475.0
Average conservation pool 473.0
Minimum conservation pool 470.0
Spillway crest 436.0
Intake invert for Hydropower 370.0
Spillway bucket lip 357.25
Elevation, bottom of sluice 320.0
Draft tube exit 265.0
Bottom of draft tube (conventional units) 262.0
Bottom of draft tube (pump units) 250.0
POWERPLANT ELEVATIONSElevation(s)(ft NGVD)
Switchyard 358
Distributor 300
Bottom of draft tube 262
Bottom of pump unit 250
TAILWATER ELEVATIONS Elevation(s)(ft NGVD)
Spillway design flood 356.0 801,000 cfs
Standard project flood 343.0 360,000 cfs
Powerhouse Design flood 350.0680,000 cfs
Maximum pool of record 332.5
Four units operating at average head 327.5
Maximum static condition 312.0
Streambed 300.0
DAM, SPILLWAY AND INTAKE DIMENSIONS
Concrete gravity and earth embankment with concrete gravity ogee spillway
Length of concrete sections 1,883.5 feet
Length of earth embankment, Georgia 2,180.0 feet
Length of earth embankment, South Carolina 460.0 feet
Maximum height of concrete section 210 feet
Maximum height of earth embankment 195 feet
Length of intake section 284 feet
Number of sluices 5 
Width of sluices 5.67 feet
Height of sluices 10 feet
Gross length of spillway 590 feet
Length of clear opening 500 feet
Tainter gates (10) each 50 feet wide by 45 feet high
Flip bucket 45 degrees
Radius of bucket 50 feet
DESIGN FLOWS Cubic feet per second
Standard Project Flood (SPF) Peak Reservoir Inflow 518,000 cfs
Maximum Estimated Outflow 360,000 cfs
Spillway Design Flood 
Peak Reservoir Inflow 1,035,210 cfs
Maximum Estimated Outflow 801,500 cfs
POWERPLANT EQUIPMENT
Initial units 4 conventional
Supplemental Units 4 pump turbine
Maximum net operating head 162 feet
Average operating head 144 feet
Minimum operation head 134 feet
Turbine capacity at average head 104,000 hp per unit
Maximum discharge at minimum head 8,000 cfs per unit
Length of draft tube 70 feet
GENERATORS
Initial installation four conventional units 80 MW
Supplemental installation
four pump turbine units 80 MW
Total installation 640,000 kW
Average annual energy 466,090,000 kilowatt-hours
Generator rating (95% pf) 78,947 kVa
Generator speed 120 rpm
Generator voltage 13.8 kV
Transformer rating, two 3-phase, each 182,000 kVa
Transformer voltages 13.2 to 230 kV
SWITCHYARD
Location west (Georgia) bank, downstream
Initial number of transformer bays 2
Ultimate number of transformer bays 3
Line positions 4
Equipment voltage 230 kV