December 4
Lake Russell water levels are up to 473.25 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is overall clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees.
November 20
Lake Russell water levels are down to 472.65 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is overall clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 61-63 degrees.
November 5
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.54 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is overall clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 64 degrees.
October 30
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.28 (full pool is 475.00) and morning surface water temperatures are down to about 66 degrees.
October 23
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 473.0 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is still clear except for the turnover giving the water a tea-colored tint. Morning surface water temperatures are down to 69 degrees on the main lake and about 70 in the creeks.
October 16
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.0 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is still clear except for the turnover giving the water a tea-colored tint. Morning surface water temperatures are down to 71-72 degrees.
October 9
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.2 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is still clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to 74-75 degrees.
October 2
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.46 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is very clear although it does appear that the lake is early in the turnover process. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped from 81 to 76 in just a few days with cooler temperatures and a steady east wind.
September 24
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.92 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is very clear although it does appear that the lake is early in the turnover process. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 81-82 degrees on the main lake.
September 11
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.14 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is very clear. However, based on bubbles seen on the surface the lake may be just starting to turn over and it does have a very week tea-colored tint. Morning surface water temperatures are holding at around 79-80 degrees on the main lake.
August 28
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.55 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear again while the very backs of creeks are dirty. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 82 degrees on the main lake.
August 22
Lake Russell water levels are back up to 474.54 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear again while the backs of creeks are dirty. Morning surface water temperatures have risen to about 85 degrees over most of the lake.
August 13
Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.19 (full pool is 475.00) and the backs of creek are muddy but the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 77 degrees but rising again.
July 31
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.75 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are typically about 88 degrees at daylight on the main channel, although overnight thunderstorms sometimes cool the AM temperature into the mid-80s.
July 21
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.37 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 87 degrees at daylight on the main channel.
July 9
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.99 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 87-88 at daylight on the main channel.
July 2
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.25 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 87-88 at daylight on the main channel although up the lake you can find water a couple of degrees cooler.
June 27
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 87 or higher at daylight on the main channel.
June 18
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.91 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees on the main lake and much higher in some of the creeks.
June 11
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.59 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 degrees on the main lake.
May 29
Lake Russell water levels are way up to 476.06 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-70s.
May 21
Lake Russell water levels are high at 474.01 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are approaching 80 degrees on the main lake.
May 15
Lake Russell water levels are high at 474.73 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is mostly clear although there is probably some muddy water in the backs of creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 degrees on the main lake.