Lake Wateree Page

Lake Wateree - As the Catawba River enters the last of the lakes in the system it gives up its identity since, from this lake on, it will be known as Lake Wateree, the Wateree River or any of a group of bodies before meeting the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, SC. Wateree is the largest of the SC lakes, 2nd largest of the eleven and provides drinking water to Lugoff and Camden, SC. Full pond on Lake Wateree is nearly 1,000 feet below that of Lake James, over one hundred miles to the north. There are 8 public boat ramps and 9 marinas on the lake.

Lake Wateree has an active Covekeepers group that meets the second Thursday of each month.  Click here for the Lake Wateree Covekeepers page

The Lake Wateree Covekeepers participate in the WaterWatcher program and work with the University of South Carolina to do water sampling on Lake Wateree.  Links to the test results are included below:

• Summary of Water Quality Testing in 2009
• Summary of Water Quality Testing in 2008
• Report on Water Quality Testing from 1999 through 2008
• Folder containing complete collection of water quality testing reports

For information about the WaterWatch sampling program, click on the video below.

 For news about the S.C. portion of the Catawba River Basin click here.

 Statistical information and links to Duke Energy information about the lakes can be found here -> Lakes

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT THE CATAWBA RIVER AND WATEREE RIVER, CLICK HERE.