AHQ Report - Santee Cooper
December 19
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.01 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.55 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have rebounded to about 55 degrees and the lakes generally have a light stain.
December 11
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.65 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.46 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 53-56 degrees and the lakes generally have a light stain.
December 4
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.80 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.37 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 58 degrees and the lakes have cleared substantially but still have some color in places.
November 20
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.44 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.1 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are still about 65-67 degrees and the lakes have cleared substantially. Marion is now “normal” color.
November 13
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.59 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are still about 68-70 degrees and the lakes are still dirty but the upper end is clearing first.
October 30
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.85 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.70 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 68-70 degrees and the lakes are still dirty to muddy – with the upper lake starting to clear first.
October 16
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.20 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.1 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 70 degrees and the lakes are still dirty to muddy.
October 9
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.09 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 73.44 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are about 78 degrees and most of the lakes are now very muddy.
October 1
Santee Cooper water levels are about down several feet in both lakes although the very upper end of Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) is just starting to fill back up. Lake Moultrie is still extremely low at 70.75 (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees and the lake is about to get extremely dirty.
September 26
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.15 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.65 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees and clarity was high before the storm.
September 19
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.95 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
September 4
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.31 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures got back to the mid-80s this week.
August 29
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.48 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures are in the low 80s.
August 13
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.59 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 73.83 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). While the water hasn’t gotten muddy yet it is stained and there is a lot of grass and debris floating around. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the low 80s.
August 1
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.73 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
July 17
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.04 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.9 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
July 10
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.99 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are 84-87 degrees on the main lake.
June 27
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.34 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.15 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are 84-87 degrees on the main lake.
June 12
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.82 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.6 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are roughly 80-84 degrees.
May 29
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.71 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are roughly 78-81 degrees and the lakes remain fairly clear.
May 23
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.69 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.7 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees and the lakes remain fairly clear.
May 16
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.17 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.62 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 degrees, and even though they are pulling a lot of water the lake is pretty clear.
May 9
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.89 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are fairly clear with 2-3 feet of visibility and morning surface water temperatures have hit the mid- to upper 70s.
May 1
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.62 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.45 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are fairly clear with 2-3 feet of visibility and morning surface water temperatures are generally in the low 70s.