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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.
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Located downriver from Lake Wylie, and just below the less well-known reservoir Stumpy Pond, Lake Wateree is the southernmost lake on the Catawba River chain. Below Lake Wateree the river is known as the Wateree River and joins with the Congaree to form the Santee Cooper lakes. Lake Wateree was created in 1920 with the construction of a 3,380-foot dam and the Wateree Hydroelectric Station, and it is still managed by Duke Energy for hydroelectric power generation. Slightly larger than Lake Wylie, the lake’s surface area is just less than 14,000 acres and it has around 242 miles of shoreline. At full pool the lake’s elevation is approximately 225.5 feet, and its deepest point is around 90 feet.
A very fertile lake with a healthy baitfish population and a relative lack of development compared to other, more urban lakes, Lake Wateree is known to anglers as one of the premiere all-around fisheries in South Carolina. The popular species targeted by fishermen on the lake include largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, white perch, and catfish. Despite the presence of striper fishermen there is not a dominant population of blueback herring in Lake Wateree, and the main forage base is threadfin and gizzard shad.
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