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Outflow reduced from Lake Thurmond on Georgia/South Carolina border
9/21/2016 4:56:49 PM



CATEGORIES:
Energy
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Columbia County, GA
Elbert County, GA
Franklin County, GA
Hart County, GA
Lincoln County, GA
McDuffie County, GA
Stephens County, GA
Wilkes County, GA
Abbeville County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Edgefield County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Pickens County, SC

Start Date: 9/19/2016 -  
Outflow from Lake Thurmond was reduced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the level of the lake fell below 324 feet above sea level, triggering Drought Level 2 on the morning of Sept. 19. Flow through Lake Thurmond Dam will be lowered from 4,200 cubic feet per second to 4,000 cubic feet per second by Sept. 24, said Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell. The slow reduction in flow allows the Southeastern Power Administration time to arrange for alternative sources of electrical power generation. When one reservoir enters a drought level, the two other connected reservoirs—Lake Hartwell and Lake Russell—also enter the drought level. The Broad River was flowing at about 16 percent of average for this time of year, according to the Corps. If the river’s flow falls below 10 percent, the Corps will further reduce outflow from Lake Thurmond. Anderson Independent-Mail (S.C.), Sept. 21, 2016
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