AHQ Report - Lake Wateree
October 2
Lake Wateree is down to 101.4% of full pool and the whole lake is chocolate milk.
September 26
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and the lake was clear on the lower end before the storm. Morning surface water temperatures were about 79 degrees yesterday.
September 19
Lake Wateree is at 97.6% of full pool and the lake has some stain. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 75 degrees.
September 5
Lake Wateree is at 97.7% of full pool and visibility is returning to normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 81 degrees.
August 28
Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and the lake is stained but no longer muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are back to around 83 degrees.
August 14
Lake Wateree is down to 98.3% of full pool and the lake is very muddy. Morning surface water temperatures have likely dropped a couple of degrees into the low to mid-80s.
August 1
Lake Wateree is around 99% of full pool and the mid-lake up is dirty, but after recent rains conditions could get worse. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped from the 90s to about 87.
July 17
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and conditions have normalized. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees or more.
July 11
Lake Wateree is at 98.2% of full pool and even though water levels are still up the lake is clearing, and certainly there is now less debris floating than a day or two ago. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees or more.
June 26
Lake Wateree is at 95.6% of full pool and the lake is clear for Wateree. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 85 degrees or more.
June 12
Lake Wateree is at 95.3% of full pool and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 84 degrees or more.
May 29
Lake Wateree is at 95.1% of full pool and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees.
May 22
Lake Wateree is at 95.8% of full pool; the upper end is pretty muddy and there is debris and trash floating. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74 degrees.
May 15
Lake Wateree is up to 97.6% of full pool and the upper end is now muddy after recent rains while the lower end is stained. Morning surface water temperatures are about 73 degrees.
May 9
Lake Wateree is up to 96.4% of full pool and the lower end is still relatively clear while the upper end is getting dirtier again after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74-75 degrees.
May 1
Lake Wateree is at 94.9% of full pool and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
April 25
Lake Wateree is at 94.8% of full pool and the lake has cleared significantly. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 68 after some cooler nights.
April 10
Lake Wateree is at 95.1% of full pool and, while the lake still ranges from dirty to muddy, it is finally clearing. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 63 degrees on the main lake to 65 in the creeks.
March 27
Lake Wateree is down to 95.6% of full pool and the whole lake remains at least stained. Morning surface water temperatures were about 58 degrees this morning.
March 20
Lake Wateree is temporarily at 97.9% of full pool and the whole lake remains muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are about 57 degrees this morning, but they have been in the low 60s before this.
March 14
Lake Wateree is at 95.0% of full pool and the whole lake remains muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees.
March 6
Lake Wateree is at 94.4% of full pool and the whole lake is still muddy and will likely get worse. Morning surface water temperatures are about 54 degrees.
February 29
Lake Wateree is at 93.7% of full pool and the whole lake is still muddy – with rain last night and then predicted for this weekend that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Morning surface water temperatures are about 51 degrees.