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Stations of the Monticello Reservoir Station Latitude N Longitude W Elevation Meters JSC 34 16.90 81 15.62 160 MR01 34 19.91 81 17.74 131 MR02 34 11.58 81 13.81 84 MR05 34 16.05 81 20.05 103 MR07 34 22.32 81 19.50 134 MR10 34 20.18 81 20.25 137

The Monticello Reservoir has been a prime study area for reservoir induced seismicity (RIS) since it's impoundment in 1978. In the first six months, there were over 1,000 events located in and around the lake. After a peroid of inactivity, the seismic activity has once again increased with over 500 events being recorded since 1995. Originally constructed by South Carolina Electric & Gas, the reservoir serves as the cooling pond for the V.C. Summer Nuclear Power Station and the headwater for the Fairfield Pumped Storage facility.

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