October 2
Lake Russell water levels are several feet above full at 477.97 (full pool is 475.00) and the main water is stained but not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76-77 degrees.
September 26
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.40 (full pool is 475.00) and water color varies over the lake. In some places it is stained like coffee, while it’s clear in other areas, but the lake is not bubbling as much. Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 78-79 degrees.
September 19
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.0 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is fairly high, with a brownish tint, and the lake is clearly turning over. You can see it bubbling and after a few hours a boat has a layer of scum on it. Morning surface water temperatures down to about 73-74 degrees.
September 5
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.75 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high although the water is already a little brownish as if there may be some early turnover taking place. Morning surface water temperatures down to about 79 degrees.
August 28
Lake Russell water levels are around 473.6 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 82-83 degrees.
August 16
Lake Russell water levels are down to around 473.5 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is still normal. Morning surface water temperatures are 84 degrees on the main lake.
August 1
Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.84 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures are about 83-84 degrees on the main lake.
July 18
Lake Russell water levels are around 474.35 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are about 86-87 degrees on the main lake.
July 11
Lake Russell water levels are around 474.3 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are 88 degrees on the main lake.
June 26
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.48 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 83-86 degrees.
June 12
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.43 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 81 degrees.
May 29
Lake Russell water levels are still high at 474.71 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 80-82 degrees.
May 23
Lake Russell water levels are still high at 474.73 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 77 degrees.
May 15
Lake Russell water levels are still above full at 475.28 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity on the main lake is good while the very backs are muddy. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to around 74 degrees.
May 9
Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.09 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity was high before two inches of rain fell last night! Morning surface water temperatures are around 75-78 degrees.
May 1
Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.04 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 71-73 degrees in the mornings.
April 25
Lake Russell water levels are still very full at 474.95 (full pool is 475.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures got as high as the 70s but have dropped back to the low to mid-60s on the main lake after the cool mornings.
April 11
Lake Russell water levels are still above full at 475.09 (full pool is 475.00), and the lake was clear as of yesterday afternoon. Morning surface water temperatures are around 61-63 degrees at the front of creeks.
March 28
Lake Russell water levels are very high at 475.73 (full pool is 475.00), and the main lake and creeks are clear although yesterday’s rain is muddying up the very backs. Morning surface water temperatures are around 57-58 degrees.
March 20
Lake Russell water levels are still very high but down to 475.66 (full pool is 475.00), and the water remains a little colored on the upper end and the backs of some creeks – but it’s clear again on the main channel. Morning surface water temperatures range from the low to mid-50s.
March 14
Lake Russell water levels are up to 476.92 (full pool is 475.00). It’s murky on the upper end and the backs of major creeks are muddy, while the front of creeks and the mid-lake down on the main lake are fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 55 degrees on the lower end.
March 7
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.83 (full pool is 475.00) and – as of yesterday afternoon – the lake had cleared significantly. But with the rain that may have already changed. Morning surface water temperatures were as high as 60 degrees, but after the rain plummeted to the mid-50s.
February 29
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.76 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake has cleared significantly. Morning surface water temperatures are about 54 degrees in most places.
February 23
Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.42 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clearing while the creeks are still fairly dirty to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are about 52-53 degrees.