November 30
Lake Murray water levels are at 353.85 (full pool is 360.00) and visibility is normal. Morning surface water temperatures at the dam are down to about 61 degrees but much cooler up the river and in the creeks.
November 16
Lake Murray water levels are down to 353.82 (full pool is 360.00) and visibility is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to 63-64 degrees.
November 9
Lake Murray water levels are down to 353.96 (full pool is 360.00) and visibility is normal. Morning surface water temperatures range from the mid to upper 60s.
November 2
Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.11 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is still turning over. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the lower 60s up the lake and back in the creeks and they are down to about 67 at the dam.
October 26
Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.29 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is turning over. Morning surface water temperatures are around 69-70 degrees.
October 19
Lake Murray water levels are at 354.44 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal although the lake is starting to turn over. Morning surface water temperatures are around 70 degrees.
October 12
Lake Murray water levels are at 354.61 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal – but will probably drop after today’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen to about 73 degrees.
October 5
Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.79 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still in the the mid- to upper 70s but should drop this weekend.
September 28
Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.97 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the mid- to upper 70s.
September 21
Lake Murray water levels are down to 355.37 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
September 8
Lake Murray water levels are down to 355.74 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the mid-80s.
August 24
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.06 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the middle to upper 80s.
August 18
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.42 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s.
August 3
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.79 (full pool is 360.00) but should rise with coming rains, and before the rain clarity was normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s.
July 27
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.12 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s.
July 21
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.31 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are 86 and higher.
July 13
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.61 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is back to summer normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
June 28
Lake Murray water levels are down to 358.07 after rising over 359 (full pool is 360.00), and while clarity is normalizing the whole lake is more stained than usual after last week’s rain. The Little Saluda has cleared much more than the Big Saluda which is pretty muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
June 22
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.50 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s.
June 15
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.11 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures have risen into the mid-70s.
June 7
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.11 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures have risen into the mid-70s.
June 1
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.18 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s over most of the lake.
May 25
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.05 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s in the big water to low 70s in the creeks.