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 |
1071.32 MSL (up 0.12" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1071.34 MSL (up 0.48" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1070.00 MSL (1.32' surplus at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.17 MSL (this day, past 64 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.06' (1071.38 MSL on 2025-03-21) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.02' (1071.30 MSL on 2025-03-23) |
| Inflow |
1254 CFS |
| Outflow |
1060 CFS (194 CFS surplus) |
| Power Generation |
272 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 |
1254 |
9,380 |
562,834 |
33,770,057 |
810,481,368 |
| Outflow |
1060 |
7,929 |
475,761 |
28,545,662 |
685,095,893 |
| Difference |
194 |
1,451 |
87,073 |
5,224,394 |
125,385,474 |
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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 |
1071.69 MSL on 2025-03-01 |
1072.05 MSL on 2025-02-18 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.33 MSL on 2025-03-22 (3 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.3 MSL on 2025-03-23 |
1068.67 MSL on 2025-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1071.31 MSL on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1071.69 MSL on 2025-03-01 |
1072.09 MSL on 2025-02-18 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.36 MSL on 2025-03-20 (5 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.3 MSL on 2025-03-24 |
1068.74 MSL on 2025-01-01 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1071.3 MSL on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
856 CFS on 2025-03-03 |
771 CFS on 2025-01-20 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1144 CFS on 2025-03-23 (2 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
3099 CFS on 2025-03-17 |
26583 CFS on 2025-02-14 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
1257 CFS on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
1060 CFS on 2025-03-25 |
827 CFS on 2025-01-06 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
973 CFS on 2025-02-10 (43 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
2426 CFS on 2025-03-12 |
3570 CFS on 2025-01-12 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1061 CFS on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
272 MWH on 2025-03-25 |
226 MWH on 2025-01-29 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
245 MWH on 2025-02-14 (39 days ago) |
| Generation High |
489 MWH on 2025-03-12 |
765 MWH on 2025-02-15 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
274 MWH on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2025-03-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-03-24 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2025-03-25 |
2 Inches on 2025-02-13 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
1 Inches on 2025-02-17 (36 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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