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 |
1066.15 MSL (up 0.48" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1066.15 MSL (up 0.36" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1070.00 MSL (-3.85' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1068.58 MSL (this day, past 65 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.00' (1066.15 MSL on 2026-03-07) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.46' (1065.69 MSL on 2026-02-25) |
| Inflow |
1711 CFS |
| Outflow |
983 CFS (728 CFS surplus) |
| Power Generation |
244 MWH |
| Rainfall (6AM-6AM) |
0.00 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 |
1711 |
12,799 |
767,950 |
46,077,007 |
1,105,848,182 |
| Outflow |
983 |
7,353 |
441,201 |
26,472,062 |
635,329,493 |
| Difference |
728 |
5,445 |
326,749 |
19,604,945 |
470,518,688 |
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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 |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-03-07 |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-03-07 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.18 MSL on 2025-10-21 (137 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.06 MSL on 2026-03-01 |
1064.26 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1066.11 MSL on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-03-07 |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-03-07 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.17 MSL on 2025-10-21 (137 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.07 MSL on 2026-03-01 |
1064.27 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1066.12 MSL on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
1001 CFS on 2026-03-05 |
215 CFS on 2026-01-05 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1005 CFS on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
1711 CFS on 2026-03-07 |
14207 CFS on 2026-01-11 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
4817 CFS on 2026-02-28 (7 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
893 CFS on 2026-03-01 |
825 CFS on 2026-01-26 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
899 CFS on 2026-03-02 (5 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
1152 CFS on 2026-03-03 |
1269 CFS on 2026-01-04 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1005 CFS on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
220 MWH on 2026-03-01 |
99 MWH on 2026-01-26 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
222 MWH on 2026-03-02 (5 days ago) |
| Generation High |
287 MWH on 2026-03-03 |
366 MWH on 2026-02-18 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
249 MWH on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2026-03-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-03-06 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2026-03-07 |
0 Inches on 2026-03-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
1 Inches on 2025-06-13 (267 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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