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 |
1066.26 MSL (down 0.6" since yesterday) |
| 6:00 AM Pool Level |
1066.25 MSL (down 0.72" since yesterday) |
| Full Pool Level |
1071.00 MSL (-4.74' deficit at 12:00 AM) |
| Average 12:00 AM Level |
1067.62 MSL (this day, past 67 years) |
| Next Record High |
0.29' (1066.55 MSL on 2026-08-10) |
| Next Record Low |
-0.30' (1065.96 MSL on 2026-07-24) |
| Inflow |
306 CFS |
| Outflow |
1216 CFS (-910 CFS deficit) |
| Power Generation |
245 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 |
306 |
2,289 |
137,342 |
8,240,540 |
197,772,965 |
| Outflow |
1216 |
9,096 |
545,778 |
32,746,721 |
785,921,326 |
| Difference |
-910 |
-6,807 |
-408,436 |
-24,506,181 |
-588,148,361 |
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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 |
1066.55 MSL on 2026-08-10 |
1066.8 MSL on 2026-06-20 |
1077.15 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.31 MSL on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| 12:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.26 MSL on 2026-08-21 |
1064.26 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
1050.79 MSL on 2007-12-26 |
1065.96 MSL on 2026-07-24 (28 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool High |
1066.54 MSL on 2026-08-10 |
1066.81 MSL on 2026-06-20 |
1077.17 MSL on 1964-04-14 |
1066.31 MSL on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| 6:00 AM Full Pool Low |
1066.25 MSL on 2026-08-21 |
1064.27 MSL on 2026-01-09 |
728 MSL on 2023-10-14 |
1065.98 MSL on 2026-07-24 (28 days ago) |
| Inflow Low |
243 CFS on 2026-08-12 |
-827 CFS on 2026-07-05 |
-2529 CFS on 2005-02-01 |
284 CFS on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| Inflow High |
2491 CFS on 2026-08-03 |
14207 CFS on 2026-01-11 |
56913 CFS on 1961-12-12 |
480 CFS on 2026-08-19 (2 days ago) |
| Outflow Low |
1153 CFS on 2026-08-12 |
608 CFS on 2026-05-16 |
-1733 CFS on 2019-08-05 |
1194 CFS on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| Outflow High |
1317 CFS on 2026-08-08 |
1723 CFS on 2026-03-19 |
9827 CFS on 1990-02-26 |
1287 CFS on 2026-08-18 (3 days ago) |
| Generation Low |
225 MWH on 2026-08-12 |
99 MWH on 2026-01-26 |
0 MWH on 1960-07-01 |
241 MWH on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| Generation High |
271 MWH on 2026-08-08 |
366 MWH on 2026-02-18 |
2554 MWH on 1990-02-26 |
257 MWH on 2026-08-18 (3 days ago) |
| Rainfall Low | 0 Inches on 2026-08-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-01-01 |
-4 Inches on 2018-02-01 |
0 Inches on 2026-08-20 (1 days ago) |
| Rainfall High |
0 Inches on 2026-08-21 |
2 Inches on 2026-05-07 |
5.9 Inches on 2000-08-02 |
1 Inches on 2026-07-25 (27 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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