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For Thurmond Lake fish, D-O is a G-O
Recently we received this comment about dissolved oxygen and pumpback at the Russell Dam: “As I recall, the Russell project was initially accompanied by much debate over water quality and fish. Has the addition of underwater oxygen injection resolved the … Continue reading
Why is there so much fluctuation between the Thurmond & Stevens Creek dams?
Earlier this summer we asked readers what topics they want to read about on Balancing the Basin. Here’s one of many questions we received: “Why there is so much fluctuation of river levels between Thurmond dam and Stevens Creek dam?” … Continue reading
Russell Lake: Generating power while protecting other reservoirs’ levels
Earlier we asked readers to pose questions they would like us to address in Balancing the Basin. One reader asked why Richard B. Russell Lake varies little in its level and if it could be used to protect the levels … Continue reading
Posted in Hydropower, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, downstream, fluctuate, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, lake levels, pumpback, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, turbines, water quality, water supply
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What determines outflows during normal operations?
On a June 11 post we solicited input from readers on topics they would like to see covered on this blog. One of the responses we received asked for more information on how release rates are determined during normal operations. … Continue reading
Posted in Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, conservation storage, drought, Hartwell Lake, high water, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, lake levels, outflows, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah River, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, Water Managers, winter drawdown
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Our outlook on summer reservoir levels
While summer doesn’t officially start until June 21, to most of us in the Savannah River Basin, it feels like summer is already here. Temperatures are heating up, the ground is drying, and the trees are lush and green as … Continue reading
A lot of dam training
What does it take to operate and maintain a dam? Technical aptitude, well-honed skills, teamwork—and a lot of dam training. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District provides a rigorous, four-year apprenticeship program that trains college students to work … Continue reading
Posted in Hydropower
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Elberton, electrician, employees, Georgia, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, Lowndensville, mechanic, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, trainees, training
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Occasionally it just happens at the right time…
Today is clear and sunny in the Savannah River Basin. Who can remember last week when the polar vortex plunged the eastern half of the nation into record cold temperatures? I even had to turn on heat in my Savannah … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Hydropower
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, electricity, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, power demand, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, 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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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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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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