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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Lakes help prognosticator make good on Groundhog Day prediction
Way back in February, I gave my “Groundhog Day” reservoir predictions for Memorial Day, the beginning of the summer recreation season. Let’s see how I did this year:
Across the nation bald eagles are thriving; so why are they dying at Thurmond Lake?
Its origin is mysterious. Its prevalence ubiquitous. The growing and invasive waterweed known as hydrilla beckons hungry waterfowl, known as coots, who fall prey to a lethal blue-green algae present on its leaves. The American bald eagles that prey on … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Recreation, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, avian vacuolar myelinopathy, AVM, bald eagles, DNR, Georgia and South Carolina DNR, hydrilla, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
Corps revamps ‘Wear It to Win It’ water safety campaign
This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District is giving the public another reason to be safe while enjoying the great outdoors. As part of its ‘Wear It to Win It’ campaign, the Corps will award prizes each week to individuals … Continue reading
April is the new March
I’m normally pretty humble, but it’s hard to believe I wasn’t at least partially responsible for April’s stellar rainfall numbers. Each of the sub-basins more than exceeded its average for the month, with Thurmond and Russell besting it by about … Continue reading
Posted in Rainfall Update
Tagged April rainfall, Hartwell Lake, lake levels, rain, rainfall, Russell Lake, Savannah River Basin, SRB, sub basin, Thurmond Lake, update
