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 |
1066.16 MSL (up 0.12" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1066.17 MSL (up 0.24" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (-4.84' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.05 MSL (this day, past 66 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.64' (1066.80 MSL on 2026-06-20) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.03' (1066.13 MSL on 2026-07-11) |
| Inflow |
1208 CFS |
| Outflow |
1026 CFS (182 CFS surplus) |
| Power Generation |
161 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 |
1208 |
9,036 |
542,188 |
32,531,282 |
780,750,791 |
| Outflow |
1026 |
7,675 |
460,500 |
27,630,046 |
663,121,119 |
| Difference |
182 |
1,361 |
81,687 |
4,901,236 |
117,629,672 |
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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 |
1066.52 MSL on 2026-07-01 |
1066.8 MSL on 2026-06-20 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.2 MSL on 2026-07-09 (5 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.13 MSL on 2026-07-11 |
1064.26 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1066.52 MSL on 2026-07-01 |
1066.81 MSL on 2026-06-20 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.19 MSL on 2026-07-09 (5 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.12 MSL on 2026-07-11 |
1064.27 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1066.15 MSL on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
-827 CFS on 2026-07-05 |
-827 CFS on 2026-07-05 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
996 CFS on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
2094 CFS on 2026-07-06 |
14207 CFS on 2026-01-11 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
1340 CFS on 2026-07-12 (2 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
958 CFS on 2026-07-09 |
608 CFS on 2026-05-16 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
996 CFS on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
1226 CFS on 2026-07-01 |
1723 CFS on 2026-03-19 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1226 CFS on 2026-07-01 (13 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
143 MWH on 2026-07-12 |
99 MWH on 2026-01-26 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
143 MWH on 2026-07-12 (2 days ago) |
| Generation High |
303 MWH on 2026-07-01 |
366 MWH on 2026-02-18 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
247 MWH on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2026-07-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-07-13 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2026-07-14 |
2 Inches on 2026-05-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2 Inches on 2026-05-07 (68 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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