Five years ago today, Lake Lanier sunk (sank?) to its lowest level — 1,050.79 feet above sea level. Today, Lake Lanier stands at 1057.28, according to USLakes.info. That’s 12.72 feet below “winter full pool” — even though USLakes.info says Lanier is down 13.72 feet. Depending …
Category: Lake Lanier
Dock Warning from Lake Lanier Association
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) issued this warning to dock owners on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 — the fifth anniversary of Lanier’s lowest water level. Oddly enough, this alert is about rising waters, not about more record-low levels. From Lake Lanier Association: “Lake …
2012 Magical Nights of Lights Online Discount
We bring you glad tidings from Lake Lanier Islands and the Magical Nights of Lights. From now through New Year’s Eve, you’re invited to bring family and friends to the 20th Anniversary of the Magical Nights of Lights at half the regular cost. Fill your …
USACE Reduces Water Flow from Lake Lanier
In a press release dated December 21, 2012, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced plans to lessen water releases from Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam from 750 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 650 cfs. The change was made to conserve the storage …
Drought Monitor Report (12-20-2012)
We’re all thankful for the recent rain over Lake Lanier. But what did it do to affect Lanier’s low waters? And what’s the forecast? The latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor — produced in partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, …
Jackson Electric Outage Map
Winter is upon us. Weather woes in Georgia are far different than in other, less civilized sections of America. (Little wonder.) Even in God’s country, however, storms can cause temporary blackouts. A friend on Facebook last night told me someone posted a story that 10,000 …
Shane Watson’s Lake Lanier Fishing Report (12-06-12)
Stripers and Crappie on Lake Lanier We’ve been doing well on the stripers using freelined trout and casting bucktails and leadhead flukes to surfacing fish. U-rigs are also working well. I’ve run a few fly fishing trips recently and these folks have done well on …
Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus News
The Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus met again on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Actually, they met twice: once in Gainesville and also in Cumming, later in the day. At the meeting in Gainesville I was surprised more people weren’t there to voice their opinions. Politicians are …
The Best Gift for the Man Who Has Everything
This is not a paid advertisement. It’s simply a great idea, in my humble opinion. A few years ago, I had no idea what to get my best friend for his birthday. He didn’t need or want anything and if he found something he liked …
GA DOT Predicts Heavy Holiday Traffic
Going over the river and through the woods to visit family over the Christmas holidays? The Georgia Georgia Department of Transportation has some good and bad news for you. First for the good news: Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year. As far as traffic …