AHQ Report - Lake Wylie
June 26
Lake Wylie is at 97.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
June 18
Lake Wylie is at 97.9% of full pool and some muddy water has moved down the rivers into the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are about 81 degrees.
June 11
Lake Wylie is at 97.6% of full pool and clarity is normalizing after a rapid rise in water levels. Morning surface water temperatures are approaching 80 degrees.
May 29
Lake Wylie is at 98.0% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 75 degrees on the main channel.
May 21
Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 80 degrees.
May 15
Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain about 74 degrees.
May 7
Lake Wylie is at 96.8% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain about 74-75 degrees.
May 1
Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have jumped up to 74-75 degrees.
April 23
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70-72 degrees.
April 10
Lake Wylie is at 97.6% of full pool and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s.
April 3
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees.
March 27
Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool and the lake has mostly cleared up. Morning surface water temperatures are around 58-60 degrees.
March 20
Lake Wylie is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity varies. The water is clear above the South Fork on the main channel while some creeks are stained. Morning surface water temperatures are around 60, but they can be higher in shallow, stained water.
March 13
Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and up the river is dingy, while at least the lower half of the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 54 degrees.
March 5
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and the lower third of the lake remains dingy, while the rest is clear as of today – but with an inch of rain this morning that will change. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 50-52 degrees in the morning.
February 27
Lake Wylie is at 96.8% of full pool and most of the lake remains stained to muddy, although above the South Fork – Catawba confluence the water is clearing as the dirty water works its way down the lake. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 49-53 degrees.
February 19
Lake Wylie is at 98.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures on the main channel range from 45-46 degrees while in the creeks they range from about 48-50. About 75% of the lake is red muddy and the rest is at least stained.
February 12
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures on the main channel range from about 51-52 degrees.
February 6
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures on the main channel range from about 46-48 degrees.
January 29
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures range from about 42-43 degrees.
January 15
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the main lake is green/ slightly turbid, clearing more as you get further down. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-40s.
January 9
Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool and the main lake is green/ slightly turbid. Morning surface water temperatures are about 48 degrees on the main channel.
January 2
Lake Wylie is at 97.4% of full pool and the creek shallows are slightly dirty while the main channel is clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 46-52 degrees.
December 19
Lake Wylie is at 97.7% of full pool and water conditions have normalized. Morning surface water temperatures are around 49.