December 4
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.21 (full pool is 660.00) and there are even more stained areas after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are about 56-59 degrees.
November 19
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.91 (full pool is 660.00) and morning surface water temperatures are about 61-63 degrees. The water has cleared and they are not seeing signs of a turnover.
November 5
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 655.39 (full pool is 660.00) and morning surface water temperatures are down to about 64 degrees. While the water is overall clear the turnover still has it stained in places.
October 29
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 655.61 (full pool is 660.00) and morning surface water temperatures are down to the upper 60s. The lake is turning over.
October 23
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.57 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures are down to 71-72 degrees.
October 15
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.99 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is still high. Water temperatures are mostly in the mid-70s on the main water and the lake is turning over in most areas.
October 9
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 656.33 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 75-79 degrees depending on location. Higher temperatures are in the bigger, deeper water that holds heat better.
October 1
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 656.88 (full pool is 660.00) and visibility is high. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees.
September 24
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 657.07 (full pool is 660.00) and visibility is high. Morning surface water temperatures are back to 80-81 degrees.
September 10
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 658.28 (full pool is 660.00) and visibility is high. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 76 degrees.
August 27
Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 658.76 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake remains clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 80 degrees.
August 21
Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 658.55 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake remains clear. Morning surface water temperatures are back up to about 85 degrees.
August 13
Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 658.12 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake is still clear even after a couple of inches of rain. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 81 degrees.
July 31
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 657.75 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures remain around 89-90 on the main water.
July 21
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 658.36 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are an incredible 89-91 degrees on the main lake!
July 9
Lake Hartwell water levels are slightly down to 659.11 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 89 degrees at daylight on the main lake!
July 2
Lake Hartwell water levels are slightly down to 659.53 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87-88 degrees at daylight on the main lake.
June 26
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.83 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures were up to 88 in the rivers this morning!
June 18
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.77 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 84 degrees in the rivers.
June 11
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.94 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s.
May 29
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.99 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal on the main lake but there is a little stain in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures dropped into the mid-70s.
May 21
Lake Hartwell water levels remain above full at 660.37 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is normal on the main lake but there is some diminishing stain in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures have risen to 78 degrees.