Created in the 1940s by a state utility project to provide electricity to rural SC by damming the Santee River, it covers more than 60,000 acres (240 km2).

The third largest lake in the state, it provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including fishing.

Lake Moultrie was created in the early 1940s by the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

It was formed by construction of Pinopolis Dam as part of a flood control and hydroelectric power project.

[5] A world record channel catfish weighing 58 lb (26 kg) was caught from this lake.