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Corps of Engineers
Results of Spillway Testing
The Army Corps of Engineers conducted required safety tests of spillway gates at Hartwell Dam, Monday, March 19. James Payne, Supervisory Power Project Manager, said the results were as expected and provided additional information about the tests.
Apr 3, 2007
Shoreline Project Needs Volunteers
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and its partner organizations were recently awarded a $34,476 grant to enhance fish habitat on two Savannah River reservoirs. The Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant supports efforts to establish shoreline vegetation on Lakes Hartwell and Russell to improve fish habitat.
Mar 28, 2007
Lake Hartwell Shoreline Management Plan Now Available
The US Army Corps of Engineers recently released the 2007 Shoreline Management Plan as a result of a 2 year public review and update project. The plan is now in full effect...
Mar 7, 2007
Drought Downgraded
Lake levels in Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond have returned to near normal according to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, but without normal rainfall may be at Stage 1 in 14 days. According to Duke Energy lake management manager George Galleher, “We had above average rainfall in November and December, but January saw below average rainfall and as of Feb. 17 we are below average. Duke Energy continues to think of the Keowee-Toxaway Area as being in a drought.”
Feb 25, 2007
Drought Management Explained
Nearly 300 people attended two public meetings held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in December on the upper Savannah River where they learned about the professional management of the reservoirs controlled by the Savannah District.
Col. Mark S. Held briefed local residents and land owners about efforts to balance the multiple uses of the lakes during the current drought. View his briefing slides. The sessions were held in Anderson, S.C., and in Augusta, Ga. Read the release announcing the events and causes of low lake levels.
Feb 24, 2007
Shoreline Management Plan
Implementation of the Hartwell Project Shoreline Management Plan began the week of January 30, 2007, and can be viewed on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website. Objectives of the plan are to achieve a balance between public and permitted private use, while assuring long-term resource protection. The 44-page plan expands on topics such as shoreline use, docks, facilities and erosion control.
Feb 23, 2007
Hartwell Lake 2007 Park Opening Schedule
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office announced the opening of their parks and campgrounds for the 2007 recreation season.
Feb 19, 2007
Shelter Reservations
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that Corps managed picnic shelters and day use areas at Hartwell Lake may be reserved beginning March 1. Picnic shelters and day use areas will open April 1 and are ideal places to hold family reunions, church outings, company picnics, meetings and other group outings.
Feb 18, 2007
Annual Day Use Passes
Annual Passes for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers day use areas are now available! The passes are $30 each and are valid for one year from the date of purchase. The pass allows unlimited nationwide use of all day use fee areas managed by the Corps. Passes may be purchased in person at the Hartwell Lake Office (using cash, check or credit card, by phone (using credit card) toll-free at 888-893-0678, or by mail (using check or credit card). Annual passes are also available at the Russell Lake and Thurmond Lake Offices.
Feb 16, 2007
Lake Water Levels
The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution proposed by Rep. John Heard, R-Lawrenceville, on Friday, Feb. 9. The resolution urges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Congress to begin a study of the costs and effects of adding to the storage capacities of all Corps reservoirs located throughout the State of Georgia.
Feb 11, 2007
Rowing Dock
The Corps of Engineers has approved a permit for the rowing dock at City of Anderson-owned Darwin Wright Park on Lake Hartwell. The dock could be installed by late summer if grants the City of Anderson Recreation Department is seeking are approved. The CVB will market the dock to colleges in the Northeast and Midwest for spring training. Each rowing team that trains at the dock would generate $30,000 in economic impact for Anderson County, according to the Anderson County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Feb 7, 2007
Top in America
ReserveAmerica has named three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds at Hartwell Lake to its list of “America’s Top 100 Family Campgrounds.” In addition, it named a day use park at Hartwell Lake to its list of the Top 15 picnic areas in the nation.
Feb 4, 2007
Corps Bans Tube Kiting on Lake Hartwell
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has banned the use of tube kites on the three lakes under its jurisdiction in Georgia and South Carolina. Tube kites are immediately prohibited on Lakes Hartwell, J. Strom Thurmond and Richard B. Russell under authority of U.S. Code, Title 36, Chapter III, Part 327, Section 327.12(a) Restrictions.
Feb 4, 2007
Slides from Water Management Meeting
Nearly 300 people attended two public meetings in December about the professional management of the reservoirs controlled by the Savannah District....
Jan 17, 2007
Public Meetings discuss Lake Hartwell Water Management
The commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two public meetings in the upper Savannah River basin to discuss the water management at Lakes Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond during the current drought....
Dec 4, 2006
