Fishing Creek Reservoir

Fishing Creek Reservoir, also referred to as Fishing Creek Lake, is a man-made reservoir on the Catawba River near Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. The reservoir is managed by the public utility Duke Energy and serves multiple purposes, including hydroelectric power generation, recreation, and water resource management. The reservoir covers an area of approximately 3,431 acres and is impounded by a dam that measures about 1,770 feet in length. The surrounding shoreline remains largely undeveloped.

Fishing Creek Reservoir is situated primarily within Lancaster and Chester counties in South Carolina. It functions as a run-of-the-river reservoir, with limited water storage capacity and depends largely on the natural flow of the river. The reservoir features approximately 85 miles of shoreline.