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June 11
Lake Wateree is at 97.8% of full pool and there is a bit of color up the lake but the mid-lake down is pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 79-80 degrees.
May 29
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and the upper lake is muddy but the middle down is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are back down to about 77 degrees.
May 21
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and at least from June Creek to the dam is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 80 degrees.
May 15
Lake Wateree is at 96.8% of full pool and as of yesterday the middle to lower lake was clear but there should be some mud coming down from the river. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 degrees.
May 7
Lake Wateree is at 96.8% of full pool and up the lake is slightly stained but the lower lake is pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 71-72 degrees.
April 30
Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and up the lake is slightly stained but the lower lake is pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 71-72 degrees.
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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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