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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Hey, check out the nifty new graph!
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Lake Lanier Georgia Statistics |
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| 12:00 AM Pool Level |
1072.62 MSL (down 2.52" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1072.65 MSL (down 2.28" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (1.62' surplus at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.62 MSL (this day, past 54 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.83' (1073.45 MSL on 2013-05-21) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.51' (1072.11 MSL on 2013-05-18) |
| Inflow |
1841 CFS |
| Outflow |
6012 CFS (-4,171 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
1623 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 |
1841 |
13,771 |
826,298 |
49,577,890 |
1,189,869,376 |
| Outflow |
6012 |
44,972 |
2,698,372 |
161,902,378 |
3,885,657,085 |
| Difference |
-4,171 |
-31,201 |
-1,872,074 |
-112,324,487 |
-2,695,787,708 |
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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 |
1073.67 MSL on 2013-05-08 |
1073.67 MSL on 2013-05-08 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1072.83 MSL on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.87 MSL on 2013-05-04 |
1057.8 MSL on 2013-01-01 |
106.87 MSL on 2011-06-08 |
1072.21 MSL on 2013-05-19 (6 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1073.68 MSL on 2013-05-08 |
1073.68 MSL on 2013-05-08 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1072.84 MSL on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.88 MSL on 2013-05-04 |
1057.81 MSL on 2013-01-01 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-28 |
1072.21 MSL on 2013-05-19 (6 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
1489 CFS on 2013-05-17 |
840 CFS on 2013-01-10 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1489 CFS on 2013-05-17 (8 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
23219 CFS on 2013-05-20 |
23219 CFS on 2013-05-20 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
3546 CFS on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
466 CFS on 2013-05-20 |
466 CFS on 2013-05-20 |
0 CFS on 1964-01-25 |
651 CFS on 2013-05-21 (4 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
8418 CFS on 2013-05-11 |
8418 CFS on 2013-05-11 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
7127 CFS on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
116 MWH on 2013-05-20 |
116 MWH on 2013-05-20 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
168 MWH on 2013-05-21 (4 days ago) |
| Generation High |
2338 MWH on 2013-05-11 |
2338 MWH on 2013-05-11 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
1947 MWH on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2013-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2013-01-01 |
0 Inches on 1959-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2013-05-24 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
2.64 Inches on 2013-05-19 |
2.64 Inches on 2013-05-19 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2.55 Inches on 2013-05-20 (5 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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