September 4
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.45 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 83 degrees.
August 28
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.07 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal on the big water. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
August 16
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.72 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal on the big water. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
August 1
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 657.23 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal on the big water. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 80s.
July 17
Lake Hartwell water levels are well down to 657.32 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures were 89 on the big water this morning.
July 10
Lake Hartwell water levels are well down to 657.99 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures were 87 on the big water this morning.
June 26
Lake Hartwell water levels are well down to 658.66 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s most places.
June 12
Lake Hartwell water levels are finally below full at 659.76 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees.
May 29
Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high at 660.32 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 77-79 degrees.
May 23
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 660.52 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74-76 degrees.
May 15
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 660.35 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity was normal before last night’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees.
May 9
Lake Hartwell water levels have jumped to 660.73 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity was normal before last night’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees.
May 1
Lake Hartwell water levels are still over full at 660.18 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 71 degrees.
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.