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 (down 0.12" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1071.85 MSL (down 0.24" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (0.85' surplus at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1069.77 MSL (this day, past 66 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.88' (1072.73 MSL on 2025-05-18) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.40' (1071.45 MSL on 2025-05-10) |
| Inflow |
2309 CFS |
| Outflow |
2506 CFS (-197 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
652 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 |
2309 |
17,272 |
1,036,351 |
62,181,069 |
1,492,345,677 |
| Outflow |
2506 |
18,746 |
1,124,770 |
67,486,254 |
1,619,670,102 |
| Difference |
-197 |
-1,473 |
-88,419 |
-5,305,184 |
-127,324,425 |
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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 |
1072.73 MSL on 2025-05-18 |
1072.73 MSL on 2025-05-18 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.86 MSL on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.45 MSL on 2025-05-10 |
1068.67 MSL on 2025-01-06 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1071.83 MSL on 2025-05-13 (14 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1072.44 MSL on 2025-05-19 |
1072.44 MSL on 2025-05-19 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1071.87 MSL on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1071.47 MSL on 2025-05-10 |
1068.74 MSL on 2025-01-01 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1071.57 MSL on 2025-05-12 (15 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
1109 CFS on 2025-05-21 |
645 CFS on 2025-04-21 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
1424 CFS on 2025-05-25 (2 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
6862 CFS on 2025-05-15 |
26583 CFS on 2025-02-14 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
2507 CFS on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
1077 CFS on 2025-05-12 |
827 CFS on 2025-01-06 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
2407 CFS on 2025-05-25 (2 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
4328 CFS on 2025-05-24 |
4328 CFS on 2025-05-24 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
2507 CFS on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
275 MWH on 2025-05-11 |
226 MWH on 2025-01-29 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
648 MWH on 2025-05-25 (2 days ago) |
| Generation High |
1152 MWH on 2025-05-24 |
1152 MWH on 2025-05-24 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
655 MWH on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2025-05-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-05-26 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
1 Inches on 2025-05-27 |
2 Inches on 2025-04-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
2 Inches on 2025-04-07 (50 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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