July 3

Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.21 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is above average with limited rain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87 degrees.

June 26

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.35 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high until boat traffic stirs things up. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87 degrees. 

June 18

Lake Murray water levels remains very high at 358.56 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is a little stained – but not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees. 

June 11

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.58 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees. 

May 29

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.30 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is basically back to pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the low 70s with cooler temperatures and cold rain a couple of days ago.

May 22

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.17 (full pool is 360.00) and the rivers have cleared and the lower lake is clear but the upper middle section of the lake down to about Buffalo Creek has dirty water. Morning surface water temperatures were about 75 degrees this morning after all the wind. 

May 16

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.54 (full pool is 360.00) and the Big Saluda is muddy while the Little Saluda is clearer. As of now the muddy water is basically filtered out by about Rocky Creek and below that visibility is more normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74-76 degrees. 

May 8

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.24 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is about normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 72 degrees. 

April 30

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.31 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is little below normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 73 degrees. 

April 23

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.23 after Monday’s rain (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 70 degrees. 

April 9

Lake Murray water levels jumped to 358.64 after Monday’s rain (full pool is 360.00) and clarity dropped. Morning surface water temperatures are around 68 degrees. 

April 3

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.10 (full pool is 360.00) and there is still some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees in most places.   

March 26

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.99 (full pool is 360.00) and there is some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 58 degrees in most places but as high as 62 up the rivers.   

March 20

Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.08 (full pool is 360.00) and there is some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 degrees. 

March 12

Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.46 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is not muddy – yet – after Monday’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-50s, typically a bit warmer up the rivers unless a lot of cold freshwater is coming in. 

March 5

Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.12 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high (before today’s rain). Morning surface water temperatures range from about 53-56 degrees. 

February 26

Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake has cleared substantially. Morning surface water temperatures have hit the mid-50s or higher in places. 

February 12

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.61 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is generally very high. Morning surface water temperatures are mostly in the mid-50s.   

February 6

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.55 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high with the exception of a few random creeks – likely due to construction. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s. 

January 28

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.33 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 40s. 

January 15

Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.22 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty high. Morning surface water temperatures up the lake are in the mid-40s. 

January 2

Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.35 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is stained up the lake but there is 5-6 feet of visibility on the lower end. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 46 in the rivers to 50 in mid- to lower lake. 

December 19

Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.00 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-50s.