Sept. 3
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are around 89 degrees.
August 26
Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures were 88 this morning.
August 12
Lake Wateree is up to 97.9% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
August 5
Lake Wateree is at 97.7% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
July 30
Lake Wateree is at 97.7% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
July 20
Lake Wateree is at 97.44% of full pool, and the watercolor is good throughout the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are about 87 to 88 degrees.
June 30
Lake Wateree is at 98% of full pool and the water coloration is good throughout the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are about 81 to 82 degrees.
June 16
Lake Wateree is at 97.9% of full pool, and the upper end is dingy while the lower lake has some stain. Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 to 81 degrees.
May 26
Lake Wateree is at 98.5% of full pool, and the lower lake is clear, while the upper lake has some color (but could change quickly from all the recent rain). Morning surface water temperatures are about 76 degrees.
Striper action at Lake Wateree is very good, reports Capt. Justin Whitesides (803-417-0070), and he's catching them throughout the lake.
April 22
Lake Wateree is at 96.2% of full pool and the lake is still extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
April 16
Lake Wateree is at 96.4% of full pool and the lake is overall extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
April 3
Lake Wateree is at 97.0% of full pool, and the lower end of the lake is clear, but from Beaver Creek and up the lake, the water is dingy. Morning surface water temperature is 65 degrees.
March 25
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and the upper lake is dingy while the lower lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 59-62 degrees.
March 18
Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid- to upper 50s.
March 12
Lake Wateree is at 97.1% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are as high as the mid-60s in the backs.
March 5
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and most of the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 56-57 degrees.
February 25
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and up the river is muddy while the mid-lake down is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 50-51 degrees.
February 18
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and up the river is muddy while the mid-lake down is clear. There is some debris floating in the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 53 degrees.
February 11
Lake Wateree is at 96.5% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 40s.
February 4
Lake Wateree is at 95.4% of full pool and the river run has some color to it. Morning surface water temperatures should be in the low 40s.
January 29
Lake Wateree is at 94.9% of full pool and the river run has some color to it. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 40s before this weekend’s predicted snow.
January 21
Lake Wateree is at 94.8% of full pool and the river run now has some color to it. Morning surface water temperatures are 48-50 degrees down the lake but cooler on the upper end.