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 |
1071.85 MSL (up 10.08" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1071.88 MSL (up 8.4" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (0.85' surplus at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.92 MSL (this day, past 65 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.00' (1071.85 MSL on 2024-05-10) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.85' (1071.00 MSL on 2024-05-06) |
| Inflow |
17982 CFS |
| Outflow |
1466 CFS (16,516 CFS surplus) |
| Power Generation |
380 MWH |
| Rainfall (6AM-6AM) |
1.00 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 |
17982 |
134,514 |
8,070,882 |
484,252,922 |
11,622,070,144 |
| Outflow |
1466 |
10,966 |
657,986 |
39,479,189 |
947,500,546 |
| Difference |
16,516 |
123,548 |
7,412,895 |
444,773,733 |
10,674,569,598 |
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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 |
1071.85 MSL on 2024-05-10 |
1072.2 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.97 MSL on 2024-03-14 (57 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071 MSL on 2024-05-06 |
1064.39 MSL on 2024-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1071.01 MSL on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1071.88 MSL on 2024-05-10 |
1072.23 MSL on 2024-03-12 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.94 MSL on 2024-03-14 (57 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.01 MSL on 2024-05-06 |
1064.4 MSL on 2024-01-04 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1071.18 MSL on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
1055 CFS on 2024-05-09 |
243 CFS on 2024-02-06 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1055 CFS on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
17982 CFS on 2024-05-10 |
34570 CFS on 2024-01-10 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
34570 CFS on 2024-01-10 (121 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
934 CFS on 2024-05-07 |
574 CFS on 2024-03-24 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
1448 CFS on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
2684 CFS on 2024-05-02 |
5796 CFS on 2024-03-06 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1479 CFS on 2024-05-08 (2 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
237 MWH on 2024-05-07 |
8 MWH on 2024-03-24 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
237 MWH on 2024-05-07 (3 days ago) |
| Generation High |
703 MWH on 2024-05-06 |
1631 MWH on 2024-03-15 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
384 MWH on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2024-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2024-05-09 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
1 Inches on 2024-05-10 |
1 Inches on 2024-05-10 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2 Inches on 2023-12-26 (136 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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