February 19

Morning surface water temperatures are about 52-53 on the 99 end, while they are as warm as 64 close to the power plant. The upper end of the lake is slightly stained while the lower end is heavily stained. Water levels typically fluctuate frequently. 

February 20

Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.90 (full pool is 360.00) and up the lake is muddy but just beginning to clear, with the mud-line around Buffalo Creek. Morning surface water temperatures are around 50 degrees. 

February 12

Morning surface water temperatures are about 54 away from the power station, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. 

February 5

Morning surface water temperatures are about 52-54 over most of the lake , and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water color is about perfect for fishing with roughly three feet of visibility. 

January 28

Morning surface water temperatures are about 48 on the Highway 99 end but warmer towards the power plant, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water has cleaned up some but is still not clear. 

January 15

Morning surface water temperatures range from 57-58 near the power plant to 51-52 on the 99 end, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. Visibility ranges from about 2 ½ feet on the upper end to a foot on the lower end.   

January 3

Morning surface water temperatures range from the lower 50s to upper 50s depending on which end of the lake you are on, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The lake is highly stained. 

December 19

Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The lake is very clear. 

December 12

Morning surface water temperatures range from about 58 at the 99 end to 60 down the lake near the power station, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water has been gin clear and will likely stay that way at least on the 99 end even with the rain.  

December 3

Morning surface water temperatures range from about 58 at the 99 end to 64 down the lake near the power station, and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water is gin clear. 

November 20

Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 60s and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water is still very clear. 

November 13

Morning surface water temperatures are still around 71 degrees and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water is gin clear. 

November 8

Morning surface water temperatures are around 72 degrees and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. The water is gin clear. 

October 30

Morning surface water temperatures are around 70-72 degrees and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. 

October 16

Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees and water levels typically fluctuate frequently. 

October 9

Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 degrees and the upper end of the lake is clear while the lower end is dirty but improving. Water levels typically fluctuate frequently. 

October 2

No one we know has been fishing on Monticello since the storm, but reliable second-hand reports confirm that the water is clear on the 99 end and stained down the lake by the reactor. Obviously that is likely to be a fluid situation as water gets pumped in and out of the Broad. 

September 26

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s. Water levels generally fluctuate daily. 

September 19

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are around 77 degrees. Water levels generally fluctuate daily. 

September 5

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees and clarity is normal. Water levels generally fluctuate daily. 

August 27

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are down to about 80 degrees, but will rise again as air temperatures do. Water levels generally fluctuate daily.

August 13

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are about 85 degrees. Water levels generally fluctuate daily. 

August 1

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are about 86 degrees and the water is clear even though the river is dirty. Water levels generally fluctuate daily.