AHQ Report - Lake Murray
December 4
Lake Murray water levels are at 356.11 (full pool is 360.00) and morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees.
November 19
Lake Murray water levels remain at 355.93 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 62 degrees in the lower lake.
November 6
Lake Murray water levels remain at 355.99 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 65 degrees over much of the lake.
October 30
Lake Murray water levels are at 355.84 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake has is still fairly clear despite the rain. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 65 degrees.
October 22
Lake Murray water levels are at 356.20 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is very good. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 69 degrees.
October 16
Lake Murray water levels are at 356.93 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is very good. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 70 degrees up the river after cooler nights.
October 9
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.11 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 76 degrees.
October 2
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.26 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is fairly. normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 79 degrees.
September 24
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.25 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity remains high with little to no rain. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80-81 degrees.
September 10
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.61 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is above average. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 80 degrees.
August 28
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.94 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is still a bit stained but clear in the lower lake. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 81 degrees.
August 21
Lake Murray water levels are down to 358.06 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is still a bit stained but clear in the lower lake. Morning surface water temperatures have rebounded to about 83 degrees on the main lake.
August 14
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.69 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is below normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s.
July 31
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.27 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 80s.
July 21
Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s.
July 10
Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.17 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 85-86 degrees on the big water.
July 3
Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.21 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is above average with limited rain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87 degrees.
June 26
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.35 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high until boat traffic stirs things up. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87 degrees.
June 18
Lake Murray water levels remains very high at 358.56 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is a little stained – but not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
June 11
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.58 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees.
May 29
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.30 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is basically back to pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the low 70s with cooler temperatures and cold rain a couple of days ago.
May 22
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.17 (full pool is 360.00) and the rivers have cleared and the lower lake is clear but the upper middle section of the lake down to about Buffalo Creek has dirty water. Morning surface water temperatures were about 75 degrees this morning after all the wind.
May 16
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.54 (full pool is 360.00) and the Big Saluda is muddy while the Little Saluda is clearer. As of now the muddy water is basically filtered out by about Rocky Creek and below that visibility is more normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74-76 degrees.
May 8
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.24 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is about normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 72 degrees.