Lake News and Blog

The 2014 Hartwell Lake Boat Poker Run is open for registration! The dates are set for June 20 & 21 at  Portman Marina. We’ll kick off the weekend with a boat fun run on Friday, June 20 followed by a great street party with The Eric Scott Band playing. Then, bring it on back Saturday for … Continue reading »

About this time in 2013 I began spring by noting forecasters expected a dry summer with continual reductions in reservoir levels. Those predictions became laughable in July when we made only the second operational spillway release in the history of the Hartwell Dam; and when all three reservoirs experienced levels well into flood storage. No … Continue reading »