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.
August 27
Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.97 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 79 degrees.
August 13
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.30 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal even after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82-83 degrees.
August 1
Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.88 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is below average for summer. Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 degrees.
July 17
Lake Murray water levels are back down to 357.37 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
July 10
After falling below 357.20 water levels are back to 357.68 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high, especially before boat traffic gets up during the day. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s.
June 26
With little to no rain Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.77 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is higher than normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees on the big water and higher in the creeks.
June 12
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.19 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s.
May 29
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.10 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures have hit about 80 degrees.
May 22
Lake Murray water levels are up to 358.14 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are still only in the low to mid-70s.
May 15
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.02 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is dirty up the rivers. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen into the upper 60s or low 70s after rain and cool nights.
May 9
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.21 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s.
May 1
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.03 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 68-70 degrees.