October 19
Lake Keowee is up to 98.5% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures over most of the lake are now in the mid-70s.
October 12
Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 77-80 degrees, with the coolest water in the backs of creeks and on the north end of the lake.
October 7
Lake Keowee is at 96.9% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees over most of the lake.
September 28
Lake Keowee is at 97.3% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees on the north and south ends while the mid-lake is still in the lower 80s first-thing.
September 21
Lake Keowee is at 97.2% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the low 80s over most of the lake.
September 14
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-80s.
September 8
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and the main lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are mostly in the mid-70s.
September 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and, while heavy rainfall on Tuesday has muddied the backs of major creeks, the main lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures remain at their summertime highs with mid to upper 80s throughout the lake.
August 25
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the upper 80s over most of the lake while low 80s can be found at the base of the Jocassee dam.
August 17
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures remain in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake.
August 11
Lake Keowee is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam in the low 80s.
August 3
Lake Keowee is up to 98.8% of full pool and water clarity was normal (clear) before today’s rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam.
July 27
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal (clear). Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to uppers 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam now at 80 degrees.
July 21
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal (clear). Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s over most of the lake, while the northern end remains in the low 80s.
July 15
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal (clear). Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid to upper 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water below the Jocassee dam
July 6
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and water clarity has returned to normal. Water temperatures are in the low 80s over most of the lake, although north of the Highway 11 bridge the high 70s can still be found.
June 29
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is high on the main lake but still stained in the backs of creeks. Water temperatures are on the rise with high 70s to low 80s now present over the lake.
June 22
Lake Keowee is at 97.8% of full pool and, while the main lake remains very clear, the backs of major creeks are stained to muddy due to heavy rainfall. Water temperatures have moved up about a degree in the past week, just now hitting 80 mid-lake, while remaining in the upper 70s over most of the lake.
June 15
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and clarity is normal. Cool nights and cloud cover have allowed water temperatures to remain almost constant with most of the lake now in the upper-70s.
June 7
Lake Keowee is at 98.0% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now approaching 80 mid-lake, with the coolest water at the very northern end of the lake by the Jocassee dam.
June 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s over most of the lake except for the very north end by the Jocassee dam.
May 25
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the 70s over most of the lake.
May 17
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have risen to the mid to upper 70s's over most of the lake. On the very north end, temperatures are around 70.
April 27
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have remained steady this week with the cooler weather and rain, and most of the lake is now in the upper 60s to low 70s.