Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
| Village Lake | |
|---|---|
| Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake, Morris Village Pond | |
  Village Lake  Village Lake | |
| Location | Richland County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°05′31″N 80°59′17″W / 34.09194°N 80.98806°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| River sources | Crane Creek River |
| Built | 1973 |
| Surface area | 93.2 acres (377,000 m2) |
| Surface elevation | 318 feet (97 m) |
Village Lake, previously named Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake, is a reservoir in Richland County, South Carolina, United States.[1] Construction of the reservoir was finished in 1973. The 93.2-acre (377,000 m2) lake is on a tributary of the Crane Creek River.
History
[edit]The reservoir was built in 1973 along the tributary of the Crane Creek River.[2] Its previous name, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake, was first published in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Dams and Reservoirs List in October 1981.[1]
The lake was named after a place called Morris Village Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center,[3] a nearby residential treatment center for people with substance dependence.[4] Before 2022, its owner, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, used the name "the pond at Morris Village", sometimes "Morris Village Pond" or the "Village Lake".[5] On June 9, 2022, the lake was officially renamed to Village Lake by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Village Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake, South Carolina". FindLakes. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Google Maps Street View". Google. April 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Jaeger, Kyle (July 6, 2018). ""Alcohol And Drug Abuse Lake" Is An Actual Place. No, Really". Marijuana Moment. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Bland, David Travis (April 30, 2021). "Is SC's 'Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake' a real place? Here's what the owner said". The State. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021.
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