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Category Archives: Declaration/Projection
Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered the first drought level today when pool elevation at Thurmond Lake dipped below 326 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, outflows, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, studies, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, water quality
On watermelons and water levels
Summer in the Southeast means many things. Heat and humidity come to mind first, of course, but so do things like lazy Sunday afternoons, fishing trips, water skiing, firefly chasing and eating watermelon under a shade tree. In the upper … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, commander, comprehensive study, drought, rainfall, Savannah District, Savannah River, South Carolina, studies, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management
Commander: Persistent, below normal rainfall expected to impact lake levels
Since I took command of the Savannah District in June 2015 we’ve been fortunate to have adequate, and sometimes abundant, rainfall and inflows to maintain full reservoir levels. Beginning in January we observed below-average rainfall throughout the basin, yet were … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, South Carolina, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality
Living on borrowed rain
Now that it’s officially summer, the heat is on in more ways than one. Namely, if the trend of sub-par precipitation doesn’t improve, the basin could enter drought level 1 before August. That same trajectory would bring us to drought … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, USACE, water management, water quality
Savannah River Comprehensive Study moves forward
Researchers working on the Savannah River Comprehensive Study reached another milestone recently when they completed modeling for the first four drought operation plan alternatives. The multiagency study seeks to provide a better understanding for the impacts and risks associated with … Continue reading
Dry conditions begin to emerge as inflows decrease
The last three months of 2015 brought with it a surge of precipitation that exceeded normal rainfall by more than 200 percent across the upper Savannah River Basin. At Thurmond in particular December rainfall approached 300 percent of normal, soaking … Continue reading
Gentle Reader: Staring at crystal balls can injure your eyesight
Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, starts her responses to readers’ questions with “Gentle Reader,” then dispenses the correct way polite people interact. I won’t pretend to be so genteel, although I do claim to be a Texas gentleman. Today’s post … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Rainfall Update, Recreation
November rainfall continues October’s precedent
November rainfall at the projects has already exceeded the month’s averages on the heels of October’s record-setting pace. To date, Russell outpaces the others by more than doubling its average of 3.5 inches in 12 days. Russell captured 7.4 inches, … Continue reading
Evidence continues to point to wet winter for the basin
Last week, climatologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued their winter outlook for 2015-2016. Based on their predictions, the southern U.S. can expect a cooler, wetter winter, whereas the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions should experience … Continue reading
Progress Report: Flood Storage Study results are near
Since our last progress report on the flood storage study published November 2014, we received a few inquiries on when the results would be released. In the above linked post we estimated the study would take approximately six more months … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Recreation, Studies, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, flood control, flood risk management, flood storage, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, Savannah District, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management
