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Lake Lanier Water Level Today

Lake Lanier is at 1,063.3 ft as of 3:00 p.m. ET, Oct 21, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1,063.3 ft
Elevation above sea level
7.3 ft
Below full pool of 1,070.6 ft today
Today, 1,063.3 ftFull pool, 1,070.6 ftNormal, 1,066.9 ft
1,0501,0601,0701,0801,090
Last 24 hours
not reported
Last 7 days
−0.37 ft
Last 30 days
−1.32 ft
Compared with normal
3.6 ft below

Updated 3:00 p.m. ET, Oct 21. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normal is the median level for Oct 21 from 2007 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Lanier level history

Time range
1,0631,0651,0681,0701,073Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19
Last 30 daysFull pool
1,0601,0651,0701,075NovFebMayAug
This yearSame dates last yearFull pool
1,0601,0701,080201920222025
One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; before January 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey.

Common questions

Is Lake Lanier full?

No. It is 7.3 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,070.6 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Lanier has been since 1989?

1,050.8 ft, in December 2007, in daily records back to January 1989.

What is the highest Lake Lanier has been since 1989?

1,076.7 ft, in February 2020, in daily records back to January 1989.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 3.6 ft below the median level for Oct 21 across the stored record.

Is Lake Lanier rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.37 ft over the last 7 days.

Other Chattahoochee River lakes

West Point Lake624.0 ftAllatoona Lake834.1 ftLake Hartwell648.4 ftWeiss Lake562.9 ftLake Wedowee789.6 ftClarks Hill Lake319.8 ft
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LakeLevelToday is not an official warning source. For flood watches and warnings near Lake Lanier, check the National Weather Service.