USFS · South Carolina, Georgia

Savannah River Site

The Savannah River Site (SRS), formerly the Savannah River Plant, is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) industrial complex located in South Carolina, United States, on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties adjacent to the Savannah River. It lies 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to produce plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons. It covers 310 square miles (800 km2) and employs more than 10,000 people.

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National Forest198,068 acresUSFSSCGA
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1 fire
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C-12 Rx Burn (prescribed burn) · 7 mi from the center · 25 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
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Facts

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DesignationNational Forest
Managed byU.S. Forest Service
StatesSouth Carolina, Georgia
Size198,068 acres
Forest Service code0836, region 08
Center point33.25° N, 81.63° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 51)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Savannah River Site40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 4.56 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.16 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.69 inches of precipitationApril: 3.08 inches of precipitationMay: 3.53 inches of precipitationJune: 5.43 inches of precipitationJuly: 5.62 inches of precipitationAugust: 5.02 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.12 inches of precipitationOctober: 2.90 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.37 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.29 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 45.4°F averageFebruary: 48.9°F averageMarch: 55.7°F averageApril: 64.1°F averageMay: 72.1°F averageJune: 79.2°F averageJuly: 82.3°F averageAugust: 80.5°F averageSeptember: 75.1°F averageOctober: 64.5°F averageNovember: 53.9°F averageDecember: 47.3°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Aiken 5Se, 17 miles from the center point at 492 feet, station USC00380074 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 51 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Prescribed
    C-12 Rx Burn

    7 mi from the center point · 25 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no confirmed official page or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.

The sources are read again every Sunday.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 56 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Savannah River Site and South Carolina

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  • Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of the Savannah River Site
    Raymond D. Semlitsch and Whit Gibbons, 2010
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  • Five-Star Trails: South Carolina Upstate
    Sherry Jackson, 2023
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  • Best Dog Hikes South Carolina
    Melissa Watson, 2018
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Savannah River Site?

198,068 acres.

Source: Forest Service boundary data

Who manages Savannah River Site?

The U.S. Forest Service.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

What state is Savannah River Site in?

The boundary crosses South Carolina and Georgia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Savannah River Site?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.254° N, 81.627° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

Is there a fire near Savannah River Site right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest C-12 Rx Burn at 7 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Are there historic places near Savannah River Site?

The National Register has 56 listings within 15 miles, including Old Medical College Building and Wilson, Woodrow, Boyhood Home.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Description: Savannah River Site on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.