Mild weather good for peach crop, but a freeze could hurt it
Lake Keowee Real Estate News – Lake Keowee homes for sale – Lake Keowee News – Lake Keowee Waterfront property for sale – Lake Keowee Waterfront Real Estate for Rent – By Jennifer Crossley Howard – While January received more than 4 inches of rain, it still does not make up for a deficit the Upstate has been building for a year. Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties have remained in sever third-level drought since November.
January rainfall totaled 4.32 inches, 0.73 inches shy of normal rainfall, according to the National Weather Center.
The Upstates major bodies of water benefited, specifically Hartwell Lake. It gained 0.30 inches in the past week, standing at 652.89 feet Monday, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineer records. Lake Jocassee gained three feet, standing 21 feet below full pool level. Lake Keowee, supplier to Dukes Oconee Nuclear Station, dropped 2 feet, standing 5 feet below full pool level….