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Lake Level
1,056.0 FEET
7/4/2008
Full Pool: 1,071.0
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Debbie Gilbert - The Gainesville Times Date: 7/4/2008 Don’t expect solitude if you go to Lake Lanier this weekend. Despite the lake level being almost 15 feet below full pool, officials anticipate crowds today and throughout the July Fourth holiday weekend. Michael Lapina, a ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Buford Dam, believes many people will take… Read More
Staff Writer - The Greenville News Date: 6/29/2008 ATHENS, Ga. -- Northeast Georgia is in a severe drought, and here on the banks of the Oconee River, signs are anything but subtle. "We are running out of water!" declared a notice in a West Broad Street hotel lobby. To underscore the point, it included photos of the town's primary reservoir, which had dropped to a much… Read More
Michael Perason - Atlanta Journal Constitution Date: 6/26/2008 Suwanee developer Virgil Williams and his family have pumped nearly $40 million into renovating Lake Lanier Islands resort in the past two years. Now, the family enterprise wants to build a new nearby resort community called Big Creek Resort. The Williams family has filed for regional approval of a plan to build 684… Read More
Eric Aldrich - The Gainesville Times Date: 6/26/2008 Lake Temperatures are in the mid 80’s. The lake is dropping about an inch a day and we are down 14.5 feet at 1056.5. If we don’t get significant rain we will probably hit a new record low lake level this year. The water is stained on the weekends from boat traffic and lightly stained-to-clear during the week. The… Read More
Stacy Shelton - Atlanta Journal Constitution Date: 6/26/2008 As north Georgia enters its third summer of record-setting drought, decision-makers are turning again to reservoirs: damming streams to store more water against future dry spells. Environmental groups are preparing to fight another battle over the Flint River, one of the state's longest stretches of free-flowing water… Read More |
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Quick Info About Lake Sidney Lanier
- River: Chattahoochee
- Area: 38,542 Acres - Shoreline: 540 Miles - Length: 44 Miles - Vol: 1,917,000 Acre Ft. - Drainage: 1,040 Sq. Mi. |
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