Lake Lanier Georgia Statistics

Pertinent data for Lake Lanier (volumes, shoreline estimates, etc). Latest ACoE data and 5 week forecast.
ACoE graph of lake elevation for the last 365 days. Real-time water data for Buford Dam.
Graph of the lake elevation for the life of the project. More graphs and trivia.
Buford Dam water release info: 770-945-1466. Lake Lanier info: 770-945-1467.
How can inflow be negative? Answer here. ACF basin diagram (PDF)

With the exception of the values for the change in 12 AM and 6 AM levels, all lake
level values to the right of the decimal point are 100'ths of a foot.

Lake Allatoona data now available (full pool rule still needs work)

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Lake Lanier Georgia Statistics
Last Updated on 12-01-2008 at 9:05 AM

12:00 AM Pool Level

1051.17 MSL (up 0.36" since yesterday)

6:00 AM Pool Level

1051.16 MSL (up 0.36" since yesterday)

Full Pool Level

1070.00 MSL (-18.83' deficit at 12:00 AM)

Average 12:00 AM Level

1063.95 MSL (this day, past 49 years)

Next Record High

4.59' (1055.76 MSL on 2008-09-01)

Next Record Low

-0.07' (1051.10 MSL on 2008-11-29)

Inflow

1083 CFS

Outflow

636 CFS (447 CFS surplus)

Power Generation

145 MWH

Rainfall (6AM-6AM)

0.17 Inches

All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Data is normally updated by the ACoE around 7:30 AM CST, this page at 9:05 AM EST
MSL = Mean Sea Level, CFS = Cubic Feet per Second, MWH = Megawatt Hours


Flow Rate Conversions
Last Updated on 12-01-2008 at 9:05 AM

 

Cubic Feet Per Second

Gallons Per Second

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Hour

Gallons Per Day

Inflow

1083

8,101

486,084

29,165,049

699,961,181

Outflow

636

4,757

285,456

17,127,397

411,057,535

Difference

447

3,343

200,627

12,037,651

288,903,645


Lake Lanier Records
Last Updated on 12-01-2008 at 9:05 AM

 

Monthly

Yearly

Record

Last*

12:00 AM Full Pool High

1051.17 MSL on 2008-12-01

1057.8 MSL on 2008-05-25

1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14

1051.19 MSL on 2008-11-26 (5 days ago)

12:00 AM Full Pool Low

1051.17 MSL on 2008-12-01

1051.1 MSL on 2008-11-29

1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-27

1051.14 MSL on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

6:00 AM Full Pool High

1051.16 MSL on 2008-12-01

1057.8 MSL on 2008-05-25

1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14

1051.17 MSL on 2008-11-26 (5 days ago)

6:00 AM Full Pool Low

1051.16 MSL on 2008-12-01

1051.1 MSL on 2008-11-29

1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-28

1051.13 MSL on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

Inflow Low

1083 CFS on 2008-12-01

-512 CFS on 2008-08-13

-4299 CFS on 2007-09-23

703 CFS on 2008-11-29 (2 days ago)

Inflow High

1083 CFS on 2008-12-01

20501 CFS on 2008-08-27

56913 CFS on 1961-12-12

1229 CFS on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

Outflow Low

636 CFS on 2008-12-01

250 CFS on 2008-11-28

0 CFS on 1964-01-25

632 CFS on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

Outflow High

636 CFS on 2008-12-01

1919 CFS on 2008-06-28

9827 CFS on 1990-02-26

852 CFS on 2008-11-29 (2 days ago)

Generation Low

145 MWH on 2008-12-01

0 MWH on 2008-03-07

0 MWH on 1960-07-01

144 MWH on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

Generation High

145 MWH on 2008-12-01

448 MWH on 2008-06-28

2554 MWH on 1990-02-26

195 MWH on 2008-11-29 (2 days ago)

Rainfall Low

0.17 Inches on 2008-12-01

0 Inches on 2008-01-01

0 Inches on 1959-05-01

0.03 Inches on 2008-11-29 (2 days ago)

Rainfall High

0.17 Inches on 2008-12-01

1.49 Inches on 2008-03-05

5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02

0.37 Inches on 2008-11-30 (1 days ago)

* 'Last' means the last date the item of interest was lower or higher than the value for today. Example: the current 6AM full pool level is 1070.00 on January 1st, 2007, and the lake level has been slowly
lowering. If the last date the lake was at 1070.00 was exactly two years ago, January 1st, 2005 will be displayed. This display is not intuitive, so feel free to email jcwren@jcwren.com with any suggestions.

All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Data is normally updated by the ACoE around 7:30 AM CST, this page at 9:05 AM EST
MSL = Mean Sea Level, CFS = Cubic Feet per Second, MWH = Megawatt Hours



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