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January’s Rainfall was better – but more is needed for recovery
The first month of 2017 brought a welcome change in rainfall; all three sub-basins exceeded average precipitation for the first time in almost five months. Hartwell received 104 percent of normal rainfall; Russell, 115 percent of normal; and Thurmond cashed … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, lake levels, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, water management
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Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered the first drought level today when pool elevation at Thurmond Lake dipped below 326 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, outflows, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, studies, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, water quality
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Living on borrowed rain
Now that it’s officially summer, the heat is on in more ways than one. Namely, if the trend of sub-par precipitation doesn’t improve, the basin could enter drought level 1 before August. That same trajectory would bring us to drought … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, USACE, water management, water quality
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Evidence continues to point to wet winter for the basin
Last week, climatologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued their winter outlook for 2015-2016. Based on their predictions, the southern U.S. can expect a cooler, wetter winter, whereas the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions should experience … Continue reading
Wettest month on average proves a disappointment for 2015
The graphic says it all: rain deficit in March this year is significant. Hartwell received just under three inches of rain in a month where it normally gets six. And while this wasn’t the lowest amount the sub-basin has received, … Continue reading
Fish spawning season is here—and it’s looking good, Corps biologist says
The annual water management period for fish spawning officially began April 5 in the Savannah River Basin—and so far, conditions are favorable for a very productive spawn, said Jamie Sykes, fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Water Management
Tagged April, Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, eggs, fish, fishing, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, largemouth Bass, management, outflows, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, spawning, sport fish, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, wildlife
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December rainfall puts basin into flood storage; sets record for Thurmond
This December, the Savannah River Basin received above-average rainfall at all three Corps of Engineers reservoirs. Excess rainfall filled the reservoirs past their “summer full pool” levels and into a portion of their flood storage space. A new record was … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, December, December rainfall update, declaration, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, high water, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, projection, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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How do I find the weekly declaration and projection?
For the last three months, we have posted on this blog the weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs. We posted this information so stakeholders and the public would retain access while our water management website was … Continue reading
Weekly Declaration – Outflows holding steady at Hartwell, Russell & Thurmond
Today water managers released the weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs, calling for next week’s outflows to remain at similar levels compared to last week. Starting Saturday Oct. 12, the daily average outflow rate at the … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, cfs, declaration, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, october, outflows, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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September rainfall & declaration: Corps to lower Thurmond outflows next week
After a very wet summer, the Savannah River Basin recorded below average rainfall for the month of September; however, soils are moderately saturated and overall basin conditions remain wet. The Hartwell sub-basin received 2.7 inches of rain this September, which … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, projection, rainfall, rainfall update, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, September, Thurmond Lake, USACE, water management
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