The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has declared the second flow reduction in less than two months on all three reservoir lakes in response to the pool elevation at Lake Thurmond dipping below Drought Trigger Level 2, Sunday, Jan. 24.
As of Wednesday, January 28, the pool elevations were 653.91 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl) for Lake Hartwell, and Lake Thurmond is at 322.05 ft-msl.
The pool elevations at J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell initially fell below Drought Trigger Level 1 Dec. 5, 2025…