April 9
Lake Murray water levels jumped to 358.64 after Monday’s rain (full pool is 360.00) and clarity dropped. Morning surface water temperatures are around 68 degrees.
April 3
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.10 (full pool is 360.00) and there is still some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees in most places.
March 26
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.99 (full pool is 360.00) and there is some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 58 degrees in most places but as high as 62 up the rivers.
March 20
Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.08 (full pool is 360.00) and there is some slight stain up the rivers but most of the lake is at or above normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 degrees.
March 12
Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.46 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is not muddy – yet – after Monday’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-50s, typically a bit warmer up the rivers unless a lot of cold freshwater is coming in.
March 5
Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.12 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high (before today’s rain). Morning surface water temperatures range from about 53-56 degrees.
February 26
Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake has cleared substantially. Morning surface water temperatures have hit the mid-50s or higher in places.
February 12
Lake Murray water levels are at 355.61 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is generally very high. Morning surface water temperatures are mostly in the mid-50s.
February 6
Lake Murray water levels are at 355.55 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high with the exception of a few random creeks – likely due to construction. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s.
January 28
Lake Murray water levels are at 355.33 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 40s.
January 15
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.22 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty high. Morning surface water temperatures up the lake are in the mid-40s.
January 2
Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.35 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is stained up the lake but there is 5-6 feet of visibility on the lower end. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 46 in the rivers to 50 in mid- to lower lake.
December 19
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.00 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-50s.
December 11
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.76 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity was normal before the rain. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 52 degrees up the rivers.
December 4
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.57 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 55 degrees.
November 20
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.68 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 65 degrees.
November 13
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.43 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 69-70 degrees.
October 30
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.20 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees.
October 16
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.46 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is clearing. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s.
October 10
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.70 (full pool is 360.00) and the lake is clearing. Creeks on the upper end are only dingy, not muddy, and it seems like so much water rushed through the lake that the main lake cleared quickly. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s.
October 2
Lake Murray water levels crested at over 359 but have since dropped back to 358.68 (full pool is 360.00). The whole lake is stained to muddy and morning surface water temperatures remain in the upper 70s.
September 26
Lake Murray water levels are at 355.91 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity was normal before the rain started. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
September 19
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.05 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees.
September 5
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.63 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.