April 3
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.46 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is very clear except for the fact that the pollen is peaking, with a yellow line ringing virtually the whole if not the whole lake. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 63 to 66 degrees.
March 27
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.23 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is almost too clear, minus a pollen line around the shore. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 59 on the main lake to 60 in the creeks.
March 20
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.00 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear with some stain in the back of creeks. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 58 on the main lake to 60 in the creeks.
March 13
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.64 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is relatively clear although the back parts of some creeks are stained but clearing. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 55 on the main lake to 57 in the creeks.
March 6
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.80 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is relatively clear although the back parts of some creeks are stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen to about 53 degrees in the creeks and on the main lake with the last two days’ wind and rain.
February 27
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.25 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is relatively clear although the back parts of some creeks are stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 53-55 degrees.
February 19
Lake Russell water levels about full at 475.18 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is dingy in areas that are usually clear and there are some logs floating in the middle. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 51-52 degrees.
February 12
Lake Russell water levels are right around full pool (full pool is 475.00) and morning surface water temperatures have dropped back to the lower 50s. The main lake is still fairly clear but the backs are getting more and more stained.
February 6
Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.73 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are 51 degrees.
January 28
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.53 (full pool is 475.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are about 46-47 degrees.
January 15
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.63 (full pool is 475.00) and the whole lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are about 49 degrees.
January 3
Lake Russell water levels have fallen fast to 474.24 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear but the backs are a little stained. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake yesterday were 53 degrees.
December 19
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.21 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is clear although there may be some residual stain in the backs from last week’s rain. Morning surface water temperatures are about 55-58 degrees.
December 12
Lake Russell water levels are at 475.34 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake was clear before the rain. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees.
December 4
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.9 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 59 degrees.
November 20
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.93 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 67-68 degrees.
November 13
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.8 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 69-70 degrees.
October 30
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.7 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake has cleared although some areas still have a brownish stain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 69-70 degrees.
October 16
Lake Russell water levels are well below full pool at 473.41 (full pool is 475.00) and most of the lake looks decent although some of the creeks got dirtier as water levels dropped – more than four feet in a short period. Morning surface water temperatures are around 72 degrees.
October 10
Lake Russell water levels are finally below full pool at 474.43 (full pool is 475.00) and most of the lake looks pretty clear again, with only a mild stain in places. Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees.
October 2
Lake Russell water levels are several feet above full at 477.97 (full pool is 475.00) and the main water is stained but not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 76-77 degrees.
September 26
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.40 (full pool is 475.00) and water color varies over the lake. In some places it is stained like coffee, while it’s clear in other areas, but the lake is not bubbling as much. Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 78-79 degrees.
September 19
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.0 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is fairly high, with a brownish tint, and the lake is clearly turning over. You can see it bubbling and after a few hours a boat has a layer of scum on it. Morning surface water temperatures down to about 73-74 degrees.
September 5
Lake Russell water levels are bouncing around 474.75 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high although the water is already a little brownish as if there may be some early turnover taking place. Morning surface water temperatures down to about 79 degrees.