Lake Hartwell filling up

Good news for lake lovers, nature was kind to Lake Hartwell in January.  According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Hartwell’s sub-basin received above average rainfall in the first month of 2013.  A total of eight and three-quarter inches fell, which is the most rain in the sub-basin for January in the last 15-years.   Lake Hartwell’s average rainfall in January is 5.3 inches. Most of the recent rains produced run-off in the reservoir that equated to about a 4.5 feet gain in the lake level.