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 |
1071.63 MSL (up 1.08" since yesterday) |
6:00 AM Pool Level |
1071.66 MSL (up 1.32" since yesterday) |
Full Pool Level |
1070.00 MSL (1.63' surplus at 12:00 AM) |
Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.2 MSL (this day, past 64 years) |
Next Record High |
0.00' (1071.63 MSL on 2024-03-27) |
Next Record Low |
-0.16' (1071.47 MSL on 2024-03-22) |
Inflow |
3797 CFS |
Outflow |
2028 CFS (1,769 CFS surplus) |
Power Generation |
536 MWH |
Rainfall (6AM-6AM) |
1.00 Inches |
All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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 |
3797 |
28,403 |
1,704,211 |
102,252,716 |
2,454,065,195 |
Outflow |
2028 |
15,170 |
910,229 |
54,613,776 |
1,310,730,633 |
Difference |
1,769 |
13,233 |
793,982 |
47,638,940 |
1,143,334,561 |
Lake Lanier Records |
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Monthly |
Yearly |
Record |
Last* |
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12:00 AM Full Pool High |
1072.2 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1072.2 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.63 MSL on 2024-03-24 (3 days ago) |
12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1070.86 MSL on 2024-03-01 |
1064.39 MSL on 2024-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1071.54 MSL on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1072.23 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1072.23 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.82 MSL on 2024-03-18 (9 days ago) |
6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1070.89 MSL on 2024-03-01 |
1064.4 MSL on 2024-01-04 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1071.55 MSL on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
Inflow Low |
1160 CFS on 2024-03-26 |
243 CFS on 2024-02-06 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1160 CFS on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
Inflow High |
10720 CFS on 2024-03-07 |
34570 CFS on 2024-01-10 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
4291 CFS on 2024-03-11 (16 days ago) |
Outflow Low |
574 CFS on 2024-03-24 |
574 CFS on 2024-03-24 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
574 CFS on 2024-03-24 (3 days ago) |
Outflow High |
5796 CFS on 2024-03-06 |
5796 CFS on 2024-03-06 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
2536 CFS on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
Generation Low |
8 MWH on 2024-03-24 |
8 MWH on 2024-03-24 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
8 MWH on 2024-03-24 (3 days ago) |
Generation High |
1631 MWH on 2024-03-15 |
1631 MWH on 2024-03-15 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
568 MWH on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2024-03-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-03-26 (1 days ago) |
Rainfall High |
1 Inches on 2024-03-27 |
1 Inches on 2024-03-27 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2 Inches on 2023-12-26 (92 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 |
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All data comes from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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