Ray Henry of The Associated Press reports the feud over sharing Georgia’s water between Alabama, Florida and the great state of Georgia has not yet been settled. Now the federal government is involved. [Insert muttering here.] An early version of the 2013 Water Resources Development …
Category: Water levels
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …
Lake Lanier Full? On May 1st?
I confess. I was a doubter. I didn’t believe Lake Lanier could rise 14′ in a few months. But I hoped and prayed. Are you as amazed as I am that Lake Lanier is above full pool? The US Army Corps of Engineers, as you …
Lake Lanier: Dang-Near Full Pool
Quick! What’s 15% of 12? That’s what I thought. Most of us haven’t a clue. With all the “new math” taught these days, the answer could be 472.6, for all we know. So, I cheated. Used a calculator. The answer is: 1.8. Lake Lanier is within …
99% of Lanier’s Boat Ramps Open
As of today, March 5, 2013, 103 of Lake Lanier’s 104 boat ramps are open. Only one, the right lane at Bald Ridge Marina is closed — but the left lane at that spot is open. If having one boat ramp closed bums you out, …
Then the Rains Came to Lake Lanier
Seriously. Did you ever believe we’d see Lake Lanier this full so soon? Amazing. January 1, 2013’s level was 1058 — twelve feet below 1070, the full-pool level for winter on Lake Lanier. February 1st we hit 1063.34. Then, March 1st took us up to …
Lake Lanier’s Dock Permits & Asteroids
Yes, there is still a possibility for you to get a permit for a dock on Lake Lanier. Yes, there is a possibility that a huge asteroid will strike Earth on February 15th. No one knows which of these two occurrences is more likely than …
Drought Monitor for Georgia (2-5-13)
Amazing how quickly things change — even situations we think might never change. Much needed rain crossed our state. Some of us believe it was an answered prayer. One thing is for sure: There was drought in North Georgia. Now it’s gone, according to one …
Lake Lanier is Rising Up!
After a scary storm in late January, Lake Lanier is rising up! Torrential rain from Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in our region — which spawned a deadly tornado in Adairsville, 60 miles northwest of Atlanta — is flowing into Lake Lanier under sunny skies. Full pool during …
Rain for Lake Lanier
You know it’s going to be a good day for Lake Lanier when Bill Maine and Joel Williams on WDUN in Gainesville say heavy rain is in the forecast. That’s been the case several days this week. Better yet … the weather will be sunny …