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Monthly Archives: July 2014
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
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
June rainfall ranks normal at Thurmond; below average at Hartwell and Russell
Although it rained almost every day of the month, June rainfall amounts ranked below average at the Hartwell and Russell sub-basins; but the Thurmond basin received normal rainfall for this time of year. Throughout June, the National Weather Service recorded … Continue reading