January 18
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and heavy rains over the past week have resulted in the backs of major creeks being muddy and the main lake has some stain as well. Water temperatures over most of the lake are now in the low 50s with the exception being near the nuclear facility where they remain around 60 degrees.
January 11
Lake Keowee is at 99.4% of full pool and major rainfall on Tuesday has resulted in every major creek or drain becoming muddy. The stain extends out to the main lake in some locations. Water temperatures remain in the low 50s over most of the lake. The very back of creeks are in the high 40s, with the warmest water mid-lake around 60 degrees.
January 4
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and the backs of creeks are stained and Cane Creek is particularly stained all the way out to the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are most commonly in the low to mid-50s, although low to mid-60s are still present near the nuclear facility.
December 29
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and, while water clarity remains good on the main lake, heavy rains over the past few days have resulted in the backs of major creeks becoming stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake but remain in the low 60s near the nuclear facility.
December 21
Lake Keowee is at 97.8% of full pool and water clarity remains very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake with the warmest water mid-lake around 60 degrees.
December 8
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity remains very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low 60s over most of the lake.
November 30
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low 60s over most of the lake with the warmest water mid-lake near the nuclear facility.
November 25
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool but levels continue to fluctuate significantly, and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid-60s over most of the lake.
November 16
Lake Keowee is at 98.0% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the 60s over most of the lake.
November 9
Lake Keowee is at 96.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s over most of the lake.
November 2
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity is even higher than normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 70 degrees over most of the lake.
October 27
Lake Keowee is at 97.3% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures over most of the lake are still around the mid-70s.
October 19
Lake Keowee is up to 98.5% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures over most of the lake are now in the mid-70s.
October 12
Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 77-80 degrees, with the coolest water in the backs of creeks and on the north end of the lake.
October 7
Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees over most of the lake.
September 28
Lake Keowee is at 97.3% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees on the north and south ends while the mid-lake is still in the lower 80s first-thing.
September 21
Lake Keowee is at 97.2% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the low 80s over most of the lake.
September 14
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-80s.
September 8
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are mostly in the mid-70s.
September 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and, while heavy rainfall on Tuesday has muddied the backs of major creeks, the main lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures remain at their summertime highs with mid to upper 80s throughout the lake.
August 25
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the upper 80s over most of the lake while low 80s can be found at the base of the Jocassee dam.
August 17
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake.
August 11
Lake Keowee is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam in the low 80s.
August 3
Lake Keowee is up to 98.8% of full pool and water clarity was normal (clear) before today’s rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam.