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.
September 12
Lake Keowee is at 96.4% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high. Water temperatures are now in the low 80s over most of the lake.
September 5
Lake Keowee is back up to 97.7% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s can still be found but they are finally beginning to drop.
August 29
Lake Keowee is at 96.7% of full pool, running lower than normal the past week, and clarity also continues to be very high with the lack of rainfall. With the recent hot weather water temperatures have remained steady this past week with low to mid 80s throughout the lake.
August 22
Lake Keowee is at 96.6% of full pool and with little to no rain, water clarity remains very high on the lake. In the last week a very slow, gradual drop in water temperature has been seen with most of the lake now in the mid 80s.
August 14
Lake Keowee is at 96.5% of full pool and water clarity water clarity remains high to very high – the Upstate received less rain in the recent storm than the rest of the state. Summertime water temperatures have now peaked on the lake, with low 80s to upper 80s throughout. The coolest water is north of the Highway 11 bridge.
August 1
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity is high on the main lake, with some stain in the backs of creeks. Water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 80s everywhere south of the Highway 11 bridge, while lower 80s can be found north of the bridge.
July 26
Lake Keowee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is high on the main lake but there is some stain in the backs of creeks. Water temperatures basically remain in the high 80s over most of the lake, while the coolest water in the low 80s is north of the Highway 11 bridge.
July 18
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Water temperatures are now in the high 80s over most of the lake, while the coolest water in the low 80s is north of the Highway 11 bridge.
July 11
Lake Keowee is at 97.8% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake. Water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s throughout the lake, with the coolest water north of the Highway 11 bridge to the Jocassee dam.
July 4
Lake Keowee is at 98.0% of full pool and water clarity is above normal. Water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s throughout the lake, except for below the Jocassee Dam where the coolest temperatures can be found.
June 27
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity remains high. Water temperatures have continued to move upward this past week and most of the lake is now in the mid- to upper 80s.