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Lake News November Rain
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No Matter How Slight, November Rain is a Welcome Sight

From the US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District SAVANNAH, Ga – If not for three light days of rain in November, the Savannah River’s sub-basins would have none. For yet another month, Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell and Lake Thurmond seemed to almost dodge showers. The sub-basins only collected measurable

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Lake News Upper Savannah Drought
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Upper Savannah Reservoirs Enter Drought Level 1

From the US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District 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 Lake Thurmond dipped below 326 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering Trigger

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Lake News Below Normal Rainfall
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Persistent, Below Normal Rainfall Expected to Impact Lake Levels

From the US Army Corps of Engineers 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 able to maintain

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Lake News Borrowed Rain
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Living on Borrowed Rain

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: 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 level 2 before

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