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 |
1067.98 MSL (down 0.12" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1067.99 MSL (down 0.12" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1070.00 MSL (-2.02' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1064.82 MSL (this day, past 65 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.01' (1067.99 MSL on 2024-12-20) |
| Next Record Low |
-1.28' (1066.70 MSL on 2024-12-09) |
| Inflow |
793 CFS |
| Outflow |
980 CFS (-187 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
248 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 |
793 |
5,932 |
355,923 |
21,355,386 |
512,529,286 |
| Outflow |
980 |
7,330 |
439,854 |
26,391,272 |
633,390,542 |
| Difference |
-187 |
-1,398 |
-83,931 |
-5,035,885 |
-120,861,256 |
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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 |
1067.99 MSL on 2024-12-20 |
1072.2 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1067.99 MSL on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.7 MSL on 2024-12-09 |
1064.39 MSL on 2024-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1067.97 MSL on 2024-12-18 (3 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1068 MSL on 2024-12-20 |
1072.23 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1068 MSL on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.69 MSL on 2024-12-09 |
1064.4 MSL on 2024-01-04 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1067.99 MSL on 2024-12-18 (3 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
278 CFS on 2024-12-05 |
-1506 CFS on 2024-09-17 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
768 CFS on 2024-12-09 (12 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
11877 CFS on 2024-12-12 |
34570 CFS on 2024-01-10 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
996 CFS on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
684 CFS on 2024-12-12 |
-517 CFS on 2024-07-18 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
958 CFS on 2024-12-18 (3 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
1916 CFS on 2024-12-05 |
5796 CFS on 2024-03-06 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
996 CFS on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
151 MWH on 2024-12-12 |
0 MWH on 2024-10-25 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
248 MWH on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| Generation High |
413 MWH on 2024-12-04 |
1631 MWH on 2024-03-15 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
248 MWH on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2024-12-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-12-20 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
2 Inches on 2024-12-11 |
3 Inches on 2024-09-27 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2 Inches on 2024-12-11 (10 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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