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Tag Archives: Hartwell Dam
June showers make up for May’s wilted flowers
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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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood storage, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, rainfall, rainfall update, recreation, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE
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Sub-basins, start your engines
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
Fixed weir pool simulation delayed due to excessive precipitation
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
Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, Georgia, Hartwell Dam, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, rainfall, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management, water safety
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It’s beginning to look a lot like … 2015
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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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, projection, rainfall, rainfall update, Savannah District, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE
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On rainfall and reservoirs re: Hurricane Florence
(Editor’s Note: We have received several calls from media and concerned citizens related to our operations and posture as Hurricane Florence makes her way toward the East Coast. Below is a consolidation of our responses to these questions as of … Continue reading
One soggy summer
Every day as I pack up to go home I remind myself: This is not normal.
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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, rainfall update, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District
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Hartwell Dam will test gates next week
Bottom line up front: The water released during this routine gate test will amount to a decrease in lake level by one-tenth of one inch, which is equivalent to the thickness of 25 sheets of paper. SAVANNAH, Ga. – On … Continue reading
Posted in Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood storage, gate test, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management
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Climatologists: Spring & summer could be warmer, drier than average
Experts from the Southeastern River Forecast Center released their Water Resources Outlook this week and it doesn’t exactly paint a rosy picture for the Savannah River Basin this summer.
Posted in Videos, WRO, WRO
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, water resources outlook
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No tricks, October rainfall was a treat
Though not normally known as a rainy month, October brought some much-needed precipitation to the basin. Hartwell and Russell registered 7.7 and 5.7 inches compared to their 4.1- and 3.2-inch averages, respectively.
Out & about with the LHA
The Lake Hartwell Association invited us to attend their annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 14, and we had the privilege of delivering a presentation.