AHQ Report - Lake Wateree
April 29
Lake Wateree is at 95.9% of full pool and the lower lake is very clear while the upper lake has some color. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
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.
January 8
Lake Wateree is at 94.8% of full pool and the whole lake is very clear for Wateree. Morning surface water temperatures are 48-50 degrees down the lake but cooler on the upper end.
December 23
Lake Wateree is at 95.1% of full pool and water clarity is slightly stained up the river from the last rain. Morning surface water temperatures are 48-49 degrees down the lake but about 5 degrees colder on the upper end.
December 17
Lake Wateree is down to 95.0% of full pool and water clarity is above average. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s.
December 3
Lake Wateree is at 95.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 52-53 degrees. Without significant rainfall the lake is very clear for Wateree.
November 19
Lake Wateree is down to 95.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 55-56 degrees. At least up to mid-lake is clear.
November 5
Lake Wateree is at 96.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are down to about 60-61 degrees. The water is very clear for Wateree.
October 29
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are estimated to be in the mid-60s.
October 22
Lake Wateree is at 96.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees. The lake is clear for Wateree.
October 16
Lake Wateree is down to 96.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 71 degrees. The upper end is dingy while the mid-lake down to the dam is clear.
October 8
Lake Wateree is down to 96.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees. The upper end is dingy while the mid-lake down to the dam is clear.