All South Carolina state lakes closing immediately to comply with governor's order
SCDNR posting closed signs on all properties.
WYFF 4Updated: 7:42 PM EDT Mar 31, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ State Lakes are closing immediately to comply with Gov. Henry McMaster’s Executive Order 2020-16 relating to COVID-19, the department announced Tuesday.
SCDNR’s State Lakes offer fishing access to the public in areas where public fishing is often not easily available.
They include:
Dargan's Pond Darlington
Draper WMA York
Jonesville Reservoir Union
Lake Ashwood Lee
Lake Cherokee Cherokee
Lake Edgar Brown Barnwell
Lake Edwin Johnson Spartanburg
Lake George Warren Hampton
Lake John D. Long Union
Lake Oliphant Chester
Lake Paul Wallace Marlboro
Lake Thicketty Cherokee
Lancaster Reservoir Lancaster
Mountain Lake 1 & 2 Chester
Star Fort Pond Greenwood
Sunrise Lake Lancaster
Ross Self, SCDNR’s chief of freshwater fisheries, said the State Lakes will be closed for the duration of McMaster’s executive order.
SCDNR staff are currently in the process of posting closed signs on the properties, according to Self.
“We are sorry about this,” said Self. “We hope the situation moderates soon so that we can reopen these lakes for public fishing again.”
https://www.wyff4.com/article/all-so...order/31996955
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