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Tag Archives: flood storage
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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Why do we need a study on the winter drawdown?
We often hear people suggest the Corps should limit the amount of winter-draw down to 2 feet instead of four. They point out that when Thurmond Dam and Lake were built, a 4-foot winter drawdown was established to make room … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Studies, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood risk management, flood storage, guide curve, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, modeling, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, study, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, winter drawdown
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July 2013 sets new rainfall records, sees reservoirs jump
By Billy Birdwell, Public Affairs Specialist Wow! What an exciting month we just had in the Savannah River basin! Last month set the July record for rainfall at all three reservoirs. Hartwell Lake received 13.37 inches, Russell Lake received 9.97 … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Rainfall Update, Uncategorized, Water Management
Tagged flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, water management
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Weekly Declaration and Projection 7/24/2013
This week’s declaration and 10-week projection can be seen via the links at the bottom of this post. The declaration demonstrates the process of returning water releases to normal as reservoir levels descend to near full pool. The weather forecast … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Flood Risk Management, Hydropower
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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An upstream perspective on water management and conservation
Editor’s note: This post is guest-authored by Herb Burnham, Lake Hartwell Association Executive Director. In this post, he provides a perspective on the importance of adaptive water management and communal efforts in water conservation. In just the first few days … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Guest Author, Uncategorized, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, projection, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, water management
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VIDEO: Q&A with Corps hydrologist on current basin status
When do we expect the lake levels to return to normal? What will happen to the lakes if we continue to receive more rain? What effect did the spillway gate tests have on lake levels? Get the answers to these … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Videos, Water Management, Water Safety
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, video, water management, water manager, water safety
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VIDEO: Crowds gather to view spillway spectacles
Last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted required safety tests of the spillway gates at the Hartwell, Russell and Thurmond dams. We are pleased to announce that the tests were a success. Our dam safety experts identified no … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Videos, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, spillway gate tests, spillway gates, tainter gates, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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Weekly Declaration & Projection 07/17/2013
Every Wednesday water managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District issue a new water declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River dams and reservoirs. The new declaration issued July 17 calls for outflows at the Hartwell … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Flood Risk Management, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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Continuing rains lead to increased outflows from Savannah River reservoirs
By Billy Birdwell Following extensive rain in the upper Savannah River basin and more forecasted, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began releasing increased outflows from Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond lakes on July 8. Inflows from the recent … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, spillway gates, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
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Declaration Change: Outflows to spike at Thurmond
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist Due to recent rainfall and high inflows from Tropical Storm Andrea, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase outflows at the Thurmond Dam to 20,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) by Monday, June … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE
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