Watching the floods on the news here got me to thinking about the Upstate Lakes water levels. I am planning on coming up again this 4th of July and want to bring my boat. Water levels there have been lower and lower every year for the past 3-4 years. Hopefully, Lake Jocassee is still navigable and the ramps are still useable. Anyone been out there lately?
Lake Jocassee water level???
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I don't but I do know someone who could look out their front porch and tell you. Maybe they will chime in.
Lake Jocassee - Duke Energy
By the way we need to plan a day to go out and fish. They are tearing them up right now.
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Day-um!!!! If you need a 1st mate, give me a ring!!!!!
We were on Lake Hartwell this last weekend and it was pretty low... about 10ft from where it needs to be.
Actual Target Min. Max.
Lake Jocassee 72.4 99.5 76.0 100.0
Lake Jocassee 72.4 99.5 76.0 100.0
I was on Jocassee Memorial weekend and it was 25ft down. However, they have a longgggggggggg deep boat ramp. And it is still a deep drink of water. (100 to 380ft)
We had a great time, just could not boat to the water falls. Did not seem to slow anyone down.
We had a great time, just could not boat to the water falls. Did not seem to slow anyone down.
I was on not too long ago w/ kayaks and everything was still open. I've seen Jocassee 30+ feet down and all the ramps were still open and useable; even the one way out at the end of Horesepasture Road. I'm confident you'll be fine.
When we were there for JP's bachelor thing in Apr it was about 30' low.
hehehehehehe...........Marshall, you are so subtle!
Captain, I don't know if you are aware Ken and I moved to Lake Jocassee in April. We still own the Pickens house but it is leased out for two years.
On to lake levels........ Check Lake Levels - Duke Energy Although we are directly lakefront, there are a lot of trees between our house and the boat (no dock) so we check this site a couple times a day to prevent beaching our boat. Well, it didn't work on Monday when we had strong southerly winds and the lake level reached <72.4> which is a low as we've seen it in several years. We were truly and duly beached yesterday.
Got up at 7AM today because the water tends to be highest in the AM and were able to push and power the boat off of the shore. Spent the afternoon cruising the lake. There are islands and landscapes you may not have seen before but it is beautiful in it's own right. The channel is hundreds of feet deep from Devil's Fork all the way up the lake so there are no navigation issues for an old salt like you.
Here is our location as published on DataStorm Datastorm Users
Obviously, we are NOT living in the lake in the middle of the Horse Pasture but, remote as we are, we don't want to pinpoint the location of our lake house to the cyber world. We are 2-3 miles north of this location at the SC/NC border on the Toxaway river arm.
See you in a few weeks!!!
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Thanks CC. Looking forward to meeting up with you on the lake. Haven't picked our dates yet but suspect they will revolve around the last weekend in June/First weekend in July.
See you guys soon!
See you guys soon!