September 26
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.15 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.65 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees and clarity was high before the storm.
September 19
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.95 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
September 4
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.31 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures got back to the mid-80s this week.
August 29
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.48 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures are in the low 80s.
August 13
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.59 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 73.83 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). While the water hasn’t gotten muddy yet it is stained and there is a lot of grass and debris floating around. Morning surface water temperatures are down to the low 80s.
August 1
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.73 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
July 17
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.04 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.9 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.
July 10
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.99 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are 84-87 degrees on the main lake.
June 27
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.34 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.15 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are 84-87 degrees on the main lake.
June 12
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.82 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.6 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are roughly 80-84 degrees.
May 29
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.71 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are roughly 78-81 degrees and the lakes remain fairly clear.
May 23
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.69 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.7 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees and the lakes remain fairly clear.
May 16
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.17 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.62 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 degrees, and even though they are pulling a lot of water the lake is pretty clear.
May 9
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.89 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are fairly clear with 2-3 feet of visibility and morning surface water temperatures have hit the mid- to upper 70s.
May 1
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.62 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.45 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are fairly clear with 2-3 feet of visibility and morning surface water temperatures are generally in the low 70s.
April 25
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.60 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.35 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are fairly clear with 2-3 feet of visibility and morning surface water temperatures are generally in the low 70s.
April 11
Santee Cooper water levels are up to 76.11 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.03 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes had cleared before last night’s rain and morning surface water temperatures range from about 62-65 degrees.
March 28
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.17 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.59 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are as clear as they have been all year and morning surface water temperatures range from about 58-63 degrees.
March 20
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.44 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.19 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are clearing and less water is now coming through the system, and morning surface water temperatures are down to about 60 or 61.
March 14
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.11 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.40 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Marion changes color every day and by area but is generally at least stained, while Moultrie has far more color than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are generally in the mid-60s.
March 8
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.23 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.58 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Most of the lake is muddy. Water temperatures have risen several more degrees and afternoon temperatures in the mid- to high-60s are now common.
February 29
Santee Cooper water levels are up to 75.30 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.54 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The whole lake remains dirty to muddy (except for some backwater ponds) and everyone expects it to stay that way for a while. Water temperatures are up to about 55 degrees in the morning.
February 22
Santee Cooper water levels are up to 75.02 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.54 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The whole lake is dirty to muddy (except for some backwater ponds) and will stay that way for a while. Water temperatures are still about 52 degrees in the morning.