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
Last Updated on 05-18-2012 at 9:05 AM

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

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 05-18-2012 at 9:05 AM

 

Cubic Feet Per Second

Gallons Per Second

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Hour

Gallons Per Day

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


Lake Lanier Records
Last Updated on 05-18-2012 at 9:05 AM

 

Monthly

Yearly

Record

Last*

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)

* '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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