Tag Archives: Hartwell Dam

Ditch the rumors: No need to open spillway gates (yet)

Posted on February 11, 2020 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Despite rising water level at Hartwell and Russell reservoirs, enough storage area remains to delay opening the spillway gates – rumors notwithstanding.

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Hartwell’s teamwork is a powerful thing

Posted on February 6, 2020 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Last week while most folks were winding down for Super Bowl weekend, hydropower staff at Hartwell were gearing up to keep their generators functional. Around lunchtime on Thursday (Jan. 30), Nick Ruff (hydropower electrician) and John Clark (hydropower mechanic) smelled … Continue reading →

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Permit fee increases suspended pending national review

Posted on October 28, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – We are delaying the implementation of fee increases for shoreline permits in the South Atlantic region while Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducts a national review of the shoreline management program fees. The South Atlantic region will … Continue reading →

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Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1

Posted on October 3, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared the first drought level Tuesday in response to the pool elevation at J. Strom Thurmond Lake dipping below 326.0 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering … Continue reading →

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Luck is a matter of perspective

Posted on September 10, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

I’m not a betting man, but if I lived in the upper Savannah River Basin, I’d think Mother Nature was trying to tell me something.

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Setting the stage

Posted on August 9, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Well, there’s one thing you can say about July’s rainfall: it wasn’t June, but it also wasn’t May, either. (Or is that two things?)

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June showers make up for May’s wilted flowers

Posted on June 16, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

You know that feeling when you take a sip of ice cold water and you can feel it go all the way down your esophagus? That was last week after the unbearably dry month of May. It was so dry … Continue reading →

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Sub-basins, start your engines

Posted on February 6, 2019 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

The Savannah River Basin came out of the gates running for the first month in 2019. However, unlike many people, it kept its New Year’s resolutions and remained above average in January. Each of the sub-basins exceeded its average by … Continue reading →

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Fixed weir pool simulation delayed due to excessive precipitation

Posted on December 20, 2018 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Due to conditions from heavy November and December rainfall we must delay the pool simulation of the recommended fixed crest weir at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam site, originally scheduled to begin Jan. 5. U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like … 2015

Posted on December 18, 2018 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

If you’ve been following the weather lately (or in practical terms, have begrudgingly just stopped putting away your umbrella), you’ve noticed the uptick in precipitation in the past two months. While the rainy season for the Savannah River Basin is … Continue reading →

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