Parr Reservoir

{{Short description|Reservoir in South Carolina}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Parr Reservoir | other_name = Parr Shoals Reservoir | image = | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Fairfield / Newberry counties, South Carolina, United States | coords = {{coord|34|15|35|N|081|20|02|W|region:US-SC_type:waterbody_source:gnis|display=inline,title}} | type = reservoir | inflow = Broad River (Carolinas) | outflow = Broad River (Carolinas) | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|4400|acre|abbr=on}} | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|266|ft|m|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = Peak, South Carolina  | pushpin_map = South Carolina#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Parr Reservoir in South Carolina, USA. | pushpin_map_caption =  | website = | reference = }} '''Parr Reservoir''' or '''Parr Shoals Reservoir''' is an impoundment of the Broad River in Pomaria, South Carolina. It is the last dam on the Broad River before the river reaches Columbia, South Carolina, and the Columbia Canal. The lake is mainly used as a holding pond of sorts, as the water is pulled in and out and used to cool the turbines of a nearby nuclear power plant. Some anglers will fish for catfish in the main river channel, while bass fishing is mainly held back to Heller's and Cannon creeks, as well as the tailrace below Lake Monticello.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

==See also== *List of lakes in South Carolina

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==External links== *{{gnis|1237670|Parr Shoals Reservoir}}

Category:Protected areas of Newberry County, South Carolina Category:Protected areas of Fairfield County, South Carolina Category:Reservoirs in South Carolina Category:Bodies of water of Newberry County, South Carolina Category:Bodies of water of Fairfield County, South Carolina