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.