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 |
479.75 | 4/14/2003 |
| Minimum Observed Pool |
468.70 | 11/15/1984 |
| 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 ELEVATIONS | Elevation(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 |
350.0 | 680,000 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 |