May 4

Lake Russell water levels are just below full at 474.75 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake and fronts of creeks are clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 65 degrees. 

April 21

Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.28 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 65 on the main lake to 71 in the creeks. 

April 10

Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.32 (full pool is 475.00) and there is muddy water in some of the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped about 10 degrees to 59. 

March 30

Lake Russell water levels are way up to 474.95 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake and front of creeks are still pretty clear even though there is trash floating everywhere. Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees.

March 16

Lake Russell water levels are at 473.09 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is mostly clear although some of the creeks have stained water. Morning surface water temperatures are around 56 degrees. 

March 9

Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.13 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 61 degrees. 

February 24

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.17 (full pool is 475.00) and the whole lake has a really good color with a light stain. Morning surface water temperatures have jumped into the upper 50s. 

February 16

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.20 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is pretty clear while the backs of some larger creeks are a little muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 51-54 degrees. 

February 2

Lake Russell water levels are at 473.21 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake ranges from stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 50 degrees. 

January 27

Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.17 (full pool is 475.00) and the whole lake is muddy to stained. The backs of creeks and up the rivers the water is muddy, and even the water by the dam is not clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 49-50 degrees. 

January 19

Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.35 (full pool is 475.00) and parts of the lake are still muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 54 degrees. 

January 13

Lake Russell water levels are hovering around full at 474.98 (full pool is 475.00) and almost the whole lake is muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are now around 54 degrees. 

January 5

Lake Russell water levels are way above full at 476.60 (full pool is 475.00) and the water has been clear but is getting muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are now around 51 degrees. 

December 22

Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.08 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the lower 50s.

December 15

Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.67 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 57 degrees.

December 1

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.43 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is still clear although the backs will be getting dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 60 degrees.

November 17

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.79 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the lower 60s.

November 10

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.80 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees.

November 3

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.67 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 66-68 degrees.

October 26

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.35 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are back up to 67-69 degrees.

October 21

Lake Russell water levels are at 474.16 (full pool is 475.00) and water conditions are better as the turnover seems to be about done. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 68 degrees.

October 13

Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.16 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is still turning over. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 72 degrees.

October 6

Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.43 (full pool is 475.00) and, even though they haven’t even gotten a sprinkle of rain, the water is still pretty brown from the turnover. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 72 degrees.