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AHQ Report - Lake Hartwell

April 24

Lake Hartwell water levels are still over full at 660.54 (full pool is 660.00) and water color is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s. 

April 11

Lake Hartwell water levels are still over full at 660.7 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake has cleared. Surface water temperatures are still about 64 degrees in the mornings. 

March 28

Lake Hartwell water levels are still over full at 660.8 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is a bit dirtier in the backs but not muddy. Surface water temperatures are still about 57 degrees in the mornings. 

March 20

Lake Hartwell water levels are still over full but back down to 660.91 (full pool is 660.00) and the water has cleared significantly.  Surface water temperatures were about 55-56 this morning. 

March 14

After spiking to almost 662.5 Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high but back down to 661.55 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity varies.  Surface water temperatures were about 55-56 this morning. 

March 7

Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 661.46 and still climbing (full pool is 660.00), and the water is fast getting muddy.  Surface water temperatures were 55 this morning but the dirty water is quickly warming and by noon surface water temperatures were already up to 58 degrees. 

February 29

Lake Hartwell water levels went above full but have now dropped back to 659.98 (full pool is 660.00) and the water has cleared and the creeks now have just a light stain. Morning surface water temperatures this morning were 52 degrees.  

February 22

Lake Hartwell water levels are fairly stable at 659.85 (full pool is 660.00) and the creeks are still muddy but the main lake is just a little dingy. Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper 40s to low 50s.

February 15

Lake Hartwell water levels are almost full at 659.70 (full pool is 660.00) and the creeks are muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are about 50-51 degrees.

February 9

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 658.78 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake has cleared although smaller creeks are still a bit dirty in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures are about 49 degrees.  

January 31

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.75 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is high and dirty and there is a lot of trash floating. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s.   

January 22

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 657.05 (full pool is 660.00) and water levels have shot up after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-40s. 

January 4

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 653.19 (full pool is 660.00) and there is some stained water in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the low 50s. 

December 21

Lake Hartwell water levels are back down to 652.25 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 54 degrees after very cold nights. 

December 14

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 652.37 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 57 degrees. 

November 29

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 652.25 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures were down to about 61 degrees this morning.

November 16

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 652.54 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 62 degrees.

November 9

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 652.94 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 67-68 degrees.   

November 2

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 653.22 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 65-69 degrees. 

October 26

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 653.69 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to around 73 degrees.

October 19

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.32 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to around 73 degrees. 

October 12

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.75 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 76 degrees.  

October 5

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.12 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees.

September 29

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.13 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperature are down to the mid- to upper 70s.

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