August 21
Lake Murray water levels are down to 358.06 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is still a bit stained but clear in the lower lake. Morning surface water temperatures have rebounded to about 83 degrees on the main lake.
August 14
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.69 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is below normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s.
July 31
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.27 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 80s.
July 21
Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s.
July 10
Lake Murray water levels are slightly down to 358.17 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 85-86 degrees on the big water.
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.