Should you live on Lake Hartwell or Lake Keowee?

[@lenniestephens9341]

You answered several questions I've had about the area. I enjoy your content and find the information you provide very helpful.

[@MrPatat41]

Thanks for the video. The only thing I would add as someone who visits all 3 lakes mentioned is that Keowee can be come very busy, even busier than Hartwell.

[@curtstephens9482]

Correct, way too busy and often dangerous.

[@whalerlife53]

If you think Keowee is not slammed with boat traffic, go check it out on any summer weekend. We no longer go out on the weekend.

[@jlo1516]

Lake Keowee was clear cut so the water is much clearer!!! Also there are many golf communities on Keowee!

[@Rottidad]

You didn’t mention that hartwell being a corp of engineer lake. You don’t own all the way to the water. And that strip of land is public land. which means people hunt and camp on that property. That can be quite evasive at times for property owners.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

Nobody really lives on Keowee. The bulk of the houses are vacation houses. Christmas lights stay up until the 4th of July decorations go up, those stay up until Christmas lights return.

[@devinburnett4902]

You neglected to say that the lake level on Lake Keowee is controlled by the dam at Jocassee because of the nuclear power plant!! So the lake level can only fluctuate 5' up or down. Even in a drought the lake can never drop below 5' from full lake level. Lake Hartwell and many other lakes water level is subject to rain/drought conditions. Also several homes sold over $5/6M on Lake Keowee last couple years....

[@michaelhill8403]

Devin, just to add to your statement, Duke has passed a new regulation that actually allows them to drop the lake level on Keowee as much as 10 feet now in "Extreme" drought situations. I don't think we will ever see that happen but they do have that power/authority now if needed and that is the absolute lowest it can drop. Ultimately, I have been around Lake Keowee for over 23 years and usually doesn't drop more than 3 to 4 feet at the most.

[@Sewspcl]

Any tiny house communities there?

[@davidgosnell5901]

No just million dollar gated communities unless the home was there when lake was built

[@Seymour53]

Homeowners own lake front property on Keowee Lake and hartwell is owned by corp of engineers not the homeowners.

[@Evangelionism]

Interesting, can you explain a little bit further, as I'd like to hear more about what you mean on the ownership

[@Seymour53]

@@Evangelionism the US corp of engineers owns the first 200 feet of waterfront all around the lake and the lot owner must ask permission to cross over that 200 feet. That’s why Keowee lake is much more costly to buy …you actually own up to the water edge

[@thomasdragosr.841]

@@Seymour53 You have to lease the property from the Corps. Same on Lake Thurmond which is fed by Hartwell.

[@davidhibbs6989]

Just trying to get my butt away from coastal south Carolina!! Each and every year it seems like hurricane is coming "GET OUT"

[@majorsimmons6402]

I'm from Hartwell all I can say is don't eat the fish

[@davidgosnell5901]

Bullshit

[@poc8790]

Please don’t move here. Infrastructure is already struggling (water and roads) and both lakes have become a circus.

[@smitty30rocks]

Hartwell is a dirtier lake. Don’t eat the fish. Keowee is much cleaner.

[@boneus-b2r]

lake keowee is a very warm lake

[@pastrami00]

Unless you have $4million for a house, you're not buying on Keowee anyways, so who cares?

[@GARDENHOUSEFILMS]

I find the background music and strange lighting very distracting! Prefer your older videos that do not have these!

[@sholcombe7916]

dude i dont know where you got some of the pics but theirnot of these lake . and you have jumping off rock thats jocassee. and we dont wont yankees down here ..... stay above the dixie line...

[@livinginsouthcarolina]

We love our northern neighbors

[@sholcombe7916]

@@livinginsouthcarolina maybe yall do but every yankee i meet thinks they know it all ... DON'T COME !!!

[@Evangelionism]

​@@sholcombe7916---K. Harris

[@jasond1824]

Lake Hartwell is a nasty lake! The water is dirty, polluted, and fluctuates like crazy! And don't dare eat the fish!! The property is cheaper because of that. Lake Keowee is beautiful! The water is clear, clean, and is always near or at full pool. And the property is much more expensive.

[@bohillofficial5895]

Just because it’s clear don’t mean it’s natural 😂 lake Hartwell is TOP 2 in the country . & the fish are delicious 🤤 come kick it with me one day your in hartwell I’ll show you around …

[@jasond1824]

@@bohillofficial5895 where do you get your information? Lake Hartwell is ranked 45 out of 50 for bass lakes in the US. Lake Murray is 26th.

[@larryalexander4833]

Not either stay out . We have enough people ruining our area .

[@Crazyreseller]

Southern hospitality right here…

[@gregoryjewell5875]

The exact reason I no longer live in SC. I love it. But too many people have come in and ruined the feel of it.