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 |
1069.79 MSL (down 0.6" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1069.79 MSL (down 0.6" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (-1.21' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1068.08 MSL (this day, past 66 years) |
| Next Record High |
2.30' (1072.09 MSL on 2025-06-19) |
| Next Record Low |
-1.12' (1068.67 MSL on 2025-01-06) |
| Inflow |
637 CFS |
| Outflow |
1590 CFS (-953 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
352 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 |
637 |
4,765 |
285,905 |
17,154,327 |
411,703,852 |
| Outflow |
1590 |
11,894 |
713,641 |
42,818,493 |
1,027,643,839 |
| Difference |
-953 |
-7,128 |
-427,736 |
-25,664,166 |
-615,939,987 |
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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 |
1070.17 MSL on 2025-08-01 |
1072.73 MSL on 2025-05-18 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1069.84 MSL on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1069.79 MSL on 2025-08-10 |
1068.67 MSL on 2025-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1069.72 MSL on 2025-02-12 (179 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1070.18 MSL on 2025-08-01 |
1072.44 MSL on 2025-05-19 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1069.84 MSL on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1069.79 MSL on 2025-08-10 |
1068.74 MSL on 2025-01-01 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1069.77 MSL on 2025-02-12 (179 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
545 CFS on 2025-08-07 |
136 CFS on 2025-07-10 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
563 CFS on 2025-08-08 (2 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
4015 CFS on 2025-08-01 |
26583 CFS on 2025-02-14 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
770 CFS on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
1590 CFS on 2025-08-10 |
827 CFS on 2025-01-06 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
1399 CFS on 2025-07-22 (19 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
2490 CFS on 2025-08-02 |
4831 CFS on 2025-05-28 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1914 CFS on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
352 MWH on 2025-08-10 |
226 MWH on 2025-01-29 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
298 MWH on 2025-07-15 (26 days ago) |
| Generation High |
656 MWH on 2025-08-02 |
1266 MWH on 2025-05-28 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
426 MWH on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2025-08-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-08-09 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2025-08-10 |
2 Inches on 2025-04-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
1 Inches on 2025-06-13 (58 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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