River Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS HAS LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON
THE CATAWBA RIVER SYSTEM. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE LINE IN THE POOL AND AREAS BELOW RHODHISS DAM WILL BE LIKELY.
THE POOL LEVEL CRESTED AT 101.4 FEET FOR RHODHISS LAKE AT 3 PM THURSDAY.
THE LAKE LEVEL HAS BEEN SLOWLY FALLING SINCE THAT TIME AND AT NOON ON
FRIDAY WAS STILL 100.74 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. AT THE CURRENT RATE OF
FALL...THE LAKE LEVEL SHOULD REACH FULL POOL OF 100 FEET EARLY SATURDAY.
THE LAKE SHOULD FALL BELOW FULL POOL AND REMAIN BELOW FROM THIS WEEKEND
THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS NO ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

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DUKE ENERGY DAMS


CATAWBA RIVER LAKE LEVELS

                               FULL       8AM
       NAME                    POOL      STAGE

RHODHISS DAM                   100:    100.84

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