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 |
1064.59 MSL (down 0.12" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1064.58 MSL (no change since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1070.00 MSL (-5.41' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1064.77 MSL (this day, past 66 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.09' (1064.68 MSL on 2025-12-08) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.06' (1064.53 MSL on 2025-12-02) |
| Inflow |
744 CFS |
| Outflow |
921 CFS (-177 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
225 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 |
744 |
5,565 |
333,930 |
20,035,823 |
480,859,759 |
| Outflow |
921 |
6,889 |
413,373 |
24,802,410 |
595,257,846 |
| Difference |
-177 |
-1,324 |
-79,443 |
-4,766,586 |
-114,398,087 |
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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 |
1064.68 MSL on 2025-12-08 |
1072.73 MSL on 2025-05-18 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1064.6 MSL on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1064.53 MSL on 2025-12-02 |
1064.53 MSL on 2025-12-02 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1064.58 MSL on 2025-12-04 (11 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1064.68 MSL on 2025-12-08 |
1072.44 MSL on 2025-05-19 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1064.61 MSL on 2025-12-13 (2 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1064.53 MSL on 2025-12-01 |
1064.53 MSL on 2025-12-01 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1064.58 MSL on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
571 CFS on 2025-12-10 |
-22 CFS on 2025-10-11 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
572 CFS on 2025-12-11 (4 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
2318 CFS on 2025-12-03 |
26583 CFS on 2025-02-14 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
748 CFS on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
920 CFS on 2025-12-05 |
702 CFS on 2025-10-24 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
921 CFS on 2025-12-07 (8 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
1433 CFS on 2025-12-03 |
4831 CFS on 2025-05-28 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
925 CFS on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
215 MWH on 2025-12-04 |
170 MWH on 2025-09-22 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
225 MWH on 2025-12-07 (8 days ago) |
| Generation High |
289 MWH on 2025-12-03 |
1266 MWH on 2025-05-28 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
226 MWH on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2025-12-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2025-12-14 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2025-12-15 |
2 Inches on 2025-04-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
1 Inches on 2025-06-13 (185 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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