Lake level · Georgia

Lake Lanier water level

1,062.85ft above sea level

No reading from the agency in the last 36 hours. Check the USACE Mobile District before you go.

7.66 ft below full pool · 3.8 ft lower than usual for Oct 31

That’s lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

full pool

usual range for the date (2016–2025, 8 years in 10)medianfull pool● now

Read Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT · 24-hour change −0.06 ft

Full pool1,071.00 ft summer · 1,070.00 ft winter
Usual for Oct 311,066.65 ft 1,063.63–1,070.92 in 8 of 10 years
SourceUSACE CWMS (SAM) Buford Dam
30 days ago
1,064.09 ft
Oct 1 · −1.2 ft since
A year ago
1,066.08 ft
October 31, 2025
12-month high
1,066.75 ft
June 20, 2026
12-month low
1,062.87 ft
October 30, 2026

The last 30 days

1064106610681070Oct 5Oct 10Oct 15Oct 20Oct 25Oct 30Full poolft

Daily average level. Dashed: full pool. Dotted: the usual level for each date (2016–2025 median).

The last 12 months

10641066106810701072NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctFull poolft

Summer and winter pool

The Corps lowers Lake Lanier in the fall to make room for winter and spring rain. Full pool follows a guide curve: 1,070.00 ft in winter, rising from April 16 to 1,071.00 ft by May 1, and coming back down from October 2. This page compares the level with the full pool for the day.

Questions

What is the water level of Lake Lanier today?

1,062.85 ft at Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT, 7.66 ft below full pool and 3.8 ft lower than usual for Oct 31. This page checks the agency every hour.

Is Lake Lanier low right now?

It is 3.8 ft lower than usual for Oct 31: the 2016–2025 median for the date is 1,066.65 ft, and the level was between 1,063.63 and 1,070.92 ft in 8 of those 10 years. Today it is lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

What is full pool at Lake Lanier?

1,071.00 ft in summer and 1,070.00 ft in winter (USACE SAM location level “Top of Conservation”).

Who runs Lake Lanier?

The USACE Mobile District operates Buford Dam.

About Lake Lanier and these readings

Lake Lanier (Lake Sidney Lanier) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir behind Buford Dam, in Forsyth, Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin and Gwinnett counties (Georgia). Levels are in feet above sea level, from USACE CWMS (SAM); the usual level for each date is the 2016–2025 median of USGS 02334400 (parameter 00062).

Provisional data: readings come straight from the agency’s gauges and can be revised, or stop during outages. Before you launch a boat, swim or travel, check the USACE Mobile District for closures, flood releases and ramp status.

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