Lake News and Blog
Spring Branch Boat Ramp at Lake Hartwell temporarily closes
STEPHENS Co., GA. (WSPA) — The Spring Branch Access Area in Stephens County will be closed for about three weeks starting Wednesday, Feb. 8. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office announced Monday that major repairs will be made to the boat launching ramp. The area is expected to reopen by March … Continue reading
Crystal ball not so crystal clear – 2017
Once again Balancing the Basin called on its old sage to make a prediction on the summer conditions at the Corps’ Savannah River reservoirs. His editors told him to keep it serious this year. Writing the 2016 version of this post proved easy enough. Heavy, heavy rains near the end of 2015 and into the … Continue reading
History of Hartwell
History The following is from the book “History of the Savannah District, 1829 – 1989” by Henry E. Barber and Allen R. Gann, published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 1989, pp. 434 – 442. Please note that some changes have been added to the below information to bring it up to … Continue reading