Why are Lake Levels not Rising?
February 20th, 2017 Posted by jcloud Full Lake 0 comments on “Why are Lake Levels not Rising?”We have had several members asking questions about lake levels. We thought a group communication might be helpful at this point.
It’s been raining, right? So why isn’t Lanier’s water level going up?
As this is being written, Lanier is at essentially the same level as it was in December and January, and about a foot below the same date in November. But it’s rained about five inches (about average) around Lanier since the beginning of the year and the average discharges from Buford Dam are the lowest they’ve been since late 2014. (more…)