AHQ Report - Lake Keowee
March 13
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake with some stain found in the very back of major creeks. Morning surface water temperatures have now reached the low to mid-60s in the mid-lake region over the past few days, with most of the lake now in the upper 50s.
March 5
Lake Keowee is at 98.0% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures in the low 60s can be found mid-lake with temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s now found throughout the rest of the lake.
February 27
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake but there is some stain in the back of major creeks. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the upper 50s on the north and south ends, while temperatures in the low 60s can be found mid-lake.
February 19
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal on the main lake but stained to muddy in the back of the major creeks due to recent rainfall. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake, with the warmest water at 60 degrees near the power plant.
February 12
Lake Keowee is at 99.1% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s on the southern and northern ends of the lake, and low 60s can be found in the mid-lake area.
February 6
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and water clarity is very high, with visibility more than 10 feet on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now back to the mid- to upper 50s on the southern and northern ends of the lake, with low 60s in the mid-lake area.
January 29
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the upper 40s to low 50s over most of the lake.
January 22
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now around 50 over most of the lake, with 40s back in some of the long creeks. Around the nuclear plant temperatures are in the mid-50s.
January 10
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, although in the backs of some creeks you can find 40s while the area around the power plant remains near 60.
January 2
Lake Keowee is at 97.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s, although in the mid-lake there is still some water in the lower 60s.
December 27
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures range from the mid-50s to mid-60s over the lake.
December 19
Lake Keowee is at 97.9% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s to low 60s throughout the lake.
December 12
Lake Keowee is at 99.4% of full pool and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures have now fallen into the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still found near the nuclear facility.
December 5
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is typically high. Morning surface water temperatures have now fallen into the low to mid-60s over most of the lake.
November 30
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is typically high. Morning surface water temperatures have now fallen into the mid-60s over most of the lake, with the warmest water mid-lake in the low 70s.
November 20
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the upper 60s on the southern and northern ends of the lake, while they remain in the low 70s mid-lake due to the influence of the power station.
November 14
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the low to mid-70s over most of the lake.
November 8
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the low to mid-70s over most of the lake.
October 31
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and clarity is basically normal again on the main lake – very high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s over most of the lake.
October 24
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and clarity is returning to normal after Hurricane Helene with high visibility again on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s over most of the lake.
October 10
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and the major creeks remain stained to muddy from the tropical storm, with some residual debris. However, clarity in both the creeks and main lake are improving, with the main lake clearing faster. Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper to 70s to low 80s.
October 4
While Lake Keowee is basically back to the same level as last week, 98.0% of full pool, water conditions have changed significantly in the past week. Water temperatures are now in the upper 70s over most of the lake.
September 26
Lake Keowee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Water temperatures are in the low 80s over most of the lake.
September 19
Lake Keowee is back to 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high. Water temperatures are now in the upper 70s to low 80s over most of the lake.