Lake Lanier Georgia Statistics
Pertinent data for Lake Lanier (volumes, shoreline estimates, etc). Latest ACoE data and 5 week forecast (PDF).
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 |
1065.07 MSL (up 0.6" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1065.08 MSL (up 0.72" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (-5.93' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.80 MSL (this day, past 53 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.00' (1065.07 MSL on 2012-05-18) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.40' (1064.67 MSL on 2012-05-13) |
| Inflow |
1589 CFS |
| Outflow |
684 CFS (905 CFS surplus) |
| Power Generation |
169 MWH |
| Rainfall (6AM-6AM) |
0.35 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 |
1589 |
11,886 |
713,192 |
42,791,563 |
1,026,997,523 |
| Outflow |
684 |
5,116 |
307,000 |
18,420,031 |
442,080,746 |
| Difference |
905 |
6,769 |
406,192 |
24,371,532 |
584,916,776 |
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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 |
1065.07 MSL on 2012-05-18 |
1065.89 MSL on 2012-04-09 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1065.13 MSL on 2012-04-30 (18 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1064.67 MSL on 2012-05-13 |
1036.05 MSL on 2012-02-15 |
106.87 MSL on 2011-06-08 |
1065.02 MSL on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1065.08 MSL on 2012-05-18 |
1065.9 MSL on 2012-04-09 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1065.13 MSL on 2012-04-30 (18 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1064.67 MSL on 2012-05-12 |
1059.82 MSL on 2012-01-05 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-28 |
1065.02 MSL on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
482 CFS on 2012-05-11 |
423 CFS on 2012-04-10 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1378 CFS on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
4402 CFS on 2012-05-14 |
9475 CFS on 2012-03-04 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
2102 CFS on 2012-05-16 (2 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
675 CFS on 2012-05-07 |
461 CFS on 2012-02-17 |
0 CFS on 1964-01-25 |
684 CFS on 2012-05-16 (2 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
2667 CFS on 2012-05-02 |
3005 CFS on 2012-04-17 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1197 CFS on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
165 MWH on 2012-05-07 |
0 MWH on 2012-02-17 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
168 MWH on 2012-05-16 (2 days ago) |
| Generation High |
651 MWH on 2012-05-02 |
730 MWH on 2012-04-17 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
289 MWH on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2012-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2012-01-01 |
0 Inches on 1959-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2012-05-17 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0.35 Inches on 2012-05-18 |
1.57 Inches on 2012-03-03 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
0.46 Inches on 2012-04-19 (29 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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