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October 12

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.75 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 74.60 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lower lake is clear as a bell while the upper lake can be a little murky when there is wind. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 70s. 

October 12

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.75 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 76 degrees.  

October 12

Lake Murray water levels are at 354.61 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal – but will probably drop after today’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen to about 73 degrees. 

October 7

Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees over most of the lake. 

October 5

Clarks Hill water levels are at 325.36 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is still turning over. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s. 

October 6

Morning surface water temperatures were in the low to mid-70s this morning in Murrells Inlet and there is still lots of bait around. 

October 6

Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 degrees inshore in Beaufort, and bait is still everywhere. 

October 6

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 72 degrees. Both rivers are clear again and there is still plenty of bait around. 

October 6

Inshore surface water temperatures in the morning are about 74 degrees around Georgetown and with big tides the water has been dirty.   

October 5

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are still about 79 degrees and the water is dirty with the mega-tides. Bait is everywhere.

October 5

Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to around 73 inshore in Little River. 

October 5

Morning surface water temperatures are around 75-76 degrees in Charleston Harbor. You can get all the shrimp you need for bait throwing a net once or twice at the mouths of gutter creeks on lower tides. 

October 5

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 70s, and water levels typically fluctuate daily.  

October 5

Lake Jocassee is at 96.0% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 76 or 77 degrees on the main lake.

October 5

Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.36 (full pool is 475.00) and clarity is generally normal although the lake is turning over. Morning surface water temperatures are stable in the mid-70s. 

October 5

Lake Greenwood water levels are at 438.93 (full pool is 440.0) and clarity is normal. Surface water temperatures are still in the mid- to high 70s.  

October 5

Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and clarity is normal.  Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees. 

October 5

Lake Wateree is at 94.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s. Clarity is normal. 

October 5

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.85 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 74.70 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are about 76 degrees and the upper lake is dirtier than the lower lake (which is fairly clear) but not muddy. 

October 5

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.12 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees.

October 5

Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.79 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still in the the mid- to upper 70s but should drop this weekend.   

September 29

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.13 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperature are down to the mid- to upper 70s.

September 29

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 77 degrees. The North Edisto is still clear and the flow of fresh water into the South Edisto has slowed so that it is saltier again. There is still plenty of bait around. 

September 29

Morning surface water temperatures were around 71-72 degrees this morning in Murrells Inlet and the mullet run is still very much underway. 

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