Tag Archives: lake levels

Holding strong — all summer long?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

The Savannah River Basin roared into summer last month. Hartwell and Thurmond each collected 6.8 inches of rain in June – a full 2 and 3 inches above their averages, respectively. Russell pulled in a solid 5 inches compared to … Continue reading →

June showers make up for May’s wilted flowers

Posted on June 16, 2019 by US 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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Thurmond: Set a course for full pool

Posted on June 11, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

After what feels like a decade in the making, contractors finished repairing the 23 seals on Thurmond’s gates last week. (Full exhale).

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Accounting for the basin’s smallest stakeholders

Posted on April 23, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

For much of the year, we concentrate on stakeholders living on or around our three reservoirs along the Savannah River Basin. However, for a short period each spring, our focus shifts to the residents in those reservoirs.

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Looking back is looking up

Posted on January 18, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

After toiling diligently for the past two plus years, it seems the Savannah River Basin has finally freed itself from the drought that began in 2016.

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Leaning into fall

Posted on November 13, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Despite having two hurricanes slash across the Southeast in as many months, the Savannah River Basin managed to collect only modest amounts of rain in September and October.

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One soggy summer

Posted on August 8, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Every day as I pack up to go home I remind myself: This is not normal.

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Timing is everything (except when it’s not)

Posted on July 2, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

It’s safe to say the last few months have been good to the basin in terms of rainfall. In May, Hartwell and Thurmond blew their averages out of the water, receiving more than double their normal precipitation (9.6 and 7.4 … Continue reading →

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Year-end rainfall wrap-up

Posted on January 9, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

As 2017 came to a close, the Savannah River Basin seemed much like folks looking back at the year that was: It definitely has been worse, but still could have been better.

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Corps app is down but not out

Posted on November 14, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

For those who’ve upgraded their iPhones to iOS11, you’ve probably noticed our app has been inaccessible for a while. We apologize for the inconvenience. Once we learned our app required recoding to work on iOS11, we figured a standard update … Continue reading →

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