AHQ Report
September 8
Lake Hartwell water levels are all the way down to 656.15 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperature have fallen into the lower 80s.
September 8
Lake Murray water levels are down to 355.74 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the mid-80s.
September 7
Inshore surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s around Georgetown and the inshore bait has thinned out a little.
September 7
Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 79 degrees around Little River and the water is dirty. Bait is less abundant in the creeks after the storms but still available, while the mullet run is underway in the ocean.
September 7
Morning surface water temperatures have dropped a few degrees into the mid-80s in Murrells Inlet and there is a ton of bait around.
September 7
Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees in Charleston Harbor and the creeks are full of bait.
September 7
Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, and water levels typically fluctuate daily.
September 7
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around full (full pool is 475.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures dropped into the low 80s but have rebounded to about 83-85.
September 7
Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.09 (full pool is 440.0) and clarity is normal. Surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s again.
September 7
Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and clarity is back to normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
September 7
Lake Wateree is at 93.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 86.
September 7
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.56 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.42 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Surface water temperatures dropped to about 81 but are rising again.
September 7
Clarks Hill water levels are down further to 326.25 (full pool is 330.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 81 degrees.
September 6
Lake Jocassee is at 97.8% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 79 on the main lake and 72 or 73 degrees up the rivers.
September 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and, while heavy rainfall on Tuesday has muddied the backs of major creeks, the main lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures remain at their summertime highs with mid to upper 80s throughout the lake.
August 25
Lake Hartwell water levels are way down to 657.69 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperature are in the mid to upper 80s.
August 25
Clarks Hill water levels are down further to 327.19 (full pool is 330.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
August 25
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the upper 80s over most of the lake while low 80s can be found at the base of the Jocassee dam.
August 25
Morning surface water temperatures are about 86 degrees in Murrells Inlet and water clarity is fairly high. There is a ton of bait around.
August 24
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.48 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.30 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
August 24
Lake Jocassee is at 98.8% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees on the main lake.
August 24
Morning surface water temperatures are back up to 88 degrees this week.
August 24
Inshore surface water temperatures are still in the high 80s around Georgetown and there are tons of shrimp, mullet and menhaden everywhere.
August 24
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still around 88 degrees and clarity is decent.