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. 

May 11

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is fairly normal. Morning surface water temperatures are ranging from the mid to upper 60s to 70 with erratic temperatures.

May 4

Lake Murray water levels are back down to 357.96 (full pool is 360.00) and at the upper end the Big Saluda is dirty while the Little Saluda is pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s.   

April 20

Lake Murray water levels are at 358.52 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is stained but clearing. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 65 to 70.

April 11

Lake Murray water levels are way up to 358.81 (full pool is 360.00) and the upper lake will be muddy for a while. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped substantially, and they now range from the mid-50s to about 60 degrees. 

March 30

Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.48 (full pool is 360.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the low 60s. 

March 16

Lake Murray water levels are stable at 357.70 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is pretty normal.  Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-60s.

March 9

Lake Murray water levels are stable at 357.54 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is clearing.  Morning surface water temperatures range from about 57 to 62 degrees.

February 23

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.03 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is mostly stained.  Morning surface water temperatures range from the mid- to upper-50s.

February 16

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.61 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake ranges from stained to muddy – but may be about to get muddier again.   Morning surface water temperatures range from the low to mid-50s.

February 6

Lake Murray water levels are up to 354.23 (full pool is 360.00) and the whole lake is dirtier than usual, ranging from muddy up the lake and in the backs to stained down the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are about 48. 

February 2

Lake Murray water levels are up to 353.57 (full pool is 360.00) and the upper end of the lake is muddy and filled with trash while the lake gradually improves as you go towards the dam. Surface water temperatures are still in the upper 40s and lower 50s. 

January 26

Lake Murray water levels have jumped further to 352.44 (full pool is 360.00) and another wall of mud is coming down the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 50s. 

January 20

Lake Murray water levels are at 350.25 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is more stained than usual but visibility varies. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 50s.