Lake Murray Is Lowered: A Temporary Window to Clean Up Your Shoreline

For a limited time each year, Lake Murray is lowered and the shoreline that stays underwater the rest of the year is finally exposed. While the water is down, there is a temporary window to get onto your shoreline and clean up everything that is normally out of reach. Once the lake fills back in, that window closes and it all goes back underwater.

A Temporary Window, Not a Standing One

This only happens while the water is down. During this stretch, the ground along your water line is reachable and the shoreline can be cleared and cleaned up. As soon as the lake starts rising again, the debris, the fallen trees, and everything else along the bank is back underwater and much harder and more expensive to deal with. If you have been meaning to get your shoreline handled, this is the time, and it does not last.

What Can Be Cleaned Up While the Water Is Down

This is the window to deal with the stuff that piles up along the water line:

• Fallen trees, big limbs, and stumps that have come down along the bank

• Storm debris and washed-up brush

• Old dock material and junk that has collected at the shoreline

• Loose brush and debris that has collected along the water line

We have the equipment to pull heavy fallen trees off the bank, cut them up, and haul the whole mess away, and to clear the debris and junk so your shoreline is clean and open before the water comes back.

If the rest of your lot is overgrown too, we can take care of it in the same visit with forestry mulching or bush hogging.

Why Get It Done Now

Beyond just looking better, a cleaned-up shoreline protects your property when the water returns. Debris left behind can wash onto neighboring shorelines, clog pump and irrigation intakes, and break down in the water in ways that hurt the lake. Clearing it while the ground is exposed is the easy, smart way to handle it, and the window to do it is open right now.

Get on the Schedule Before the Water Returns

The lake does not stay down for long, and this fills up fast. Call or text us now and we will come look at your shoreline and give you a free on-site quote while there is still time to get it done.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How long is the window to clean up my shoreline?

  Only while the water is down. Once Lake Murray refills, the exposed shoreline is underwater again, so this is a limited-time opportunity to get it cleared.

• What can you clear off the shoreline?

  Fallen trees, large limbs, stumps, brush, storm debris, old dock material, and junk that has built up along the water line.

• How quickly can you come out?

  Fast, because this window does not stay open long. Call or text and we will get out to look at your shoreline and give you a free quote.

• Do I need a permit to clean up my shoreline?

  Clearing debris, fallen trees, and junk off the shoreline is generally allowed while the lake is down. Dredging or removing built-up sediment is different and does require a permit. We handle permitted dredging and sediment removal as well, done to Dominion Energy specifications.

The water will not stay down for long. Call or text Chancelor at (803) 622-2853 to get your Lake Murray shoreline cleaned up while the window is open.