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Current Water Level

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Measured
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Retrieved
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Data Source
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Full Pool
1,071.0 ft
Datum
Local reservoir datum (msl)

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Conditions & Warnings

Forecast

  • This Afternoon73°FPartly SunnyE 10 mph2% rain
  • Tonight63°FMostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And ThunderstormsE 15 mph26% rain
  • Wednesday70°FShowers And ThunderstormsSE 5 to 15 mph89% rain
  • Wednesday Night64°FShowers And ThunderstormsS 0 to 5 mph86% rain

National Weather Service forecast near Flowery Branch, GA, retrieved 2 hours ago.

Water Temperature

No official water temperature gauge is linked to this lake.

Drought

See current drought conditions for Georgia from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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No active National Weather Service warnings for this location as of 2 hours ago.

About Lake Lanier

Lake Sidney Lanier is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River in north Georgia, impounded by Buford Dam and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. It supplies water to much of metropolitan Atlanta.

  • Chattahoochee River
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District

Lake Lanier Location

Lake LanierHall County, Georgia

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Official Source & Methodology

  • Reservoir elevation U.S. Geological Survey Water Data · ID 02334400 · Local reservoir datum (msl) Official page
  • Reservoir elevation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWMS · ID SAM · See CWMS vertical-datum-info · alternate series Official page

The headline number is the reservoir elevation reported by U.S. Geological Survey Water Data (typically every 15 minutes (provisional data)). The "Measured" time is when the agency recorded it; "Retrieved" is when this site last downloaded it.

Recent readings are provisional and may be revised by the agency. Wind, waves and dam operations can change the level between readings. This page is not a flood warning or navigation service; for safety information contact the lake operator and the National Weather Service.

Full summer pool 1,071 ft msl; confirm before publishing.

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