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 |
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| 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 |
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All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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Flow Rate Conversions |
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| Cubic Feet Per Second |
Gallons Per Second |
Gallons Per Minute |
Gallons Per Hour |
Gallons Per Day |
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| 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 |
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Lake Lanier Records |
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| Monthly |
Yearly |
Record |
Last* |
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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) |
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* '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 |
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All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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