AHQ Report - Lake Keowee
July 30
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity remains high. Morning surface water temperatures are near their summertime high with upper 80s and low 90s found throughout the lake.
July 16
Lake Keowee is at 96.3% of full pool and water clarity remains high on the main body of the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s in most areas.
July 9
Lake Keowee is at 98.0% of full pool and water clarity remains very high on the main body of the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s to low 90s over most of the lake, and even in the “cooler” water north of the Highway 11 bridge temperatures are in the mid-80s.
July 2
Currently Lake Keowee is at 97.3% of full pool, water clarity remains high, and lake levels continued to fluctuate daily. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the upper 80s to low 90s over most of the lake, although cooler water can be found north of the Highway 11 bridge.
June 25
Lake Keowee is at 97.1 of full pool and water clarity is normal (high) on Keowee as lake levels continued to fluctuate by a couple of feet throughout the week. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake.
May 28
Lake Keowee is up to 97.7 of full pool and water clarity is high on the main lake but stained in the backs of major creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s.
April 24
Lake Keowee is at 96.7% of full pool and water clarity is still extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-70s over the lake.
April 17
Lake Keowee is at 96.7% of full pool and water clarity is still extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s over most of the lake.
April 8
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper 60s to mid-70s.
April 3
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Morning surface water temperatures have risen quickly into the upper 60s and low 70s.
March 27
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and water clarity remains high although there is a lot of pollen in the water. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s in most areas.
March 20
Lake Keowee is at 97.0% of full pool and water clarity remains extremely high although there is now heavy pollen in many areas (which will affect forward-facing sonar for the next few weeks). Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s over most of the lake.
March 11
As usual recently Lake Keowee water levels are low today at 96.8% of full pool and water clarity remains extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-60s throughout the lake.
February 26
Lake Keowee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high in all areas of the lake. Morning surface water temperatures range from the mid-50s to low 60s.
February 20
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high – about 15 feet in many areas! Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid-50s to low 60s.
February 13
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Mid-lake water temperatures are now in the low 60-degree range with the rest of the lake still in the 50s.
February 4
Lake Keowee is at 97.2% of full pool and water clarity remains high on the main lake. Water temperatures have fallen into the high 40s to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the warmest water in the upper 50s by the nuclear discharge.
January 29
Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Water temperatures continue to drop and should be in the 40s over most of the lake by this weekend.
January 23
Lake Keowee is at 96.6% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Water temperatures are in the low 50s over most of the lake with mid-50s around the nuclear discharge.
January 15
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Water temperatures are in the low 50s to low 60s depending on which section of the lake you fish.
January 1
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Water temperatures are in the mid-50s over most of the lake with low 60s still found at or near the nuclear facility. Some water is being released into Hartwell at times given the lack of rain in the Upstate.
December 18
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake with low 60s at or near the nuclear facility.
December 12
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and water clarity is high. Water temperatures are now in the upper 50s over most of the lake with low-60s still present mid-lake.
December 4
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and water temperatures are now in the upper 50s over most of the lake with low-60s found mid-lake.