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  The Santee Cooper lake system consist of two lakes, Marion 110,600 acres and Moultrie 60,400 acres. These two lakes are joined by the 6.5 mile diversion canal. These world-class fishing lakes were created from 1939 to 1942 for a hydroelectric project by the South Carolina Public Service Authority, commonly known as "Santee Cooper" because of the two river systems the project connected.
  The lakes vary from shallow swamps and blackwater ponds to vast open water with a multitude of underwater structures. Lake Marion was not completely cleared, as a result fisherman will find there arethousands of stumps, standing dead tree trunks and live cypress trees. Lake Moultrie is more open and is 14 miles across at its widest point.
  These lakes do not ice over during the winter. Weather permitting, fishing is year around.

These lakes held the world records for Striped Bass until 1993, and its weight was 55 lbs and Arkansas Blue Catfish until 1996, and its weight was 109.4 lbs. Other types of fish commonly cought on this lake system are Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish and Bass ( Largemouth and Stripped).