Water level
Lake Lanier water level
Lake Lanier is at 1,065.16 ft (5.8 ft below the 1,071.0 ft full pool) as of Sep 9, 2026. Live readings, trend, history and what the level means for swimming and boat ramps.
Recent readings
Daily values from USGS gauge 02334400.
| Date | Elevation (ft) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | 1,065.22 | -0.09 |
| 2026-09-07 | 1,065.31 | -0.06 |
| 2026-09-06 | 1,065.37 | -0.03 |
| 2026-09-05 | 1,065.40 | -0.05 |
| 2026-09-04 | 1,065.45 | -0.06 |
| 2026-09-03 | 1,065.51 | -0.06 |
| 2026-09-02 | 1,065.57 | -0.05 |
| 2026-09-01 | 1,065.62 |
What this level means
Lanier is a storage reservoir that fills in winter and spring and draws down through summer and fall. Full pool is 1,071 feet. The Corps of Engineers publishes 1,085 feet as the top of the flood pool and 1,035 feet as the bottom of the operating range, and the USGS gauge near Buford reports the elevation daily.
How this reading is taken
USGS gauge 02334400 measures the water surface and publishes the value continuously. This page stores the latest reading at build time and refreshes the record daily, so the figure above is a real measurement rather than a model or an estimate.
Full pool for Lake Lanier is 1,071.0 ft, so the gap between the reading and that number is what the reservoir is missing.
Elevations are given in feet above the gauge datum used by the operating agency. Two lakes are only comparable with each other through how full they are, not through their raw elevation, because each dam sits at a different height.
Water level questions
What is the current water level at Lake Lanier?
The USGS gauge near Buford, Georgia read 1,065.16 feet, about 5.8 feet below the 1,071-foot full pool.
What is full pool at Lake Lanier?
1,071 feet above sea level. The Corps of Engineers sets the top of the flood pool at 1,085 feet and the top of the dam at 1,106 feet.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.