
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier covers about 38,000 acres north of Atlanta, created when Buford Dam closed the Chattahoochee River in 1956. The lake…
Buford, GA · population 18,642
Buford sits within reach of 2 lakes in this guide and 3 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Lake Lanier, about 9 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.
Lakes and swimming spots within reach.
Ordered by distance from the city center.

Lake Lanier covers about 38,000 acres north of Atlanta, created when Buford Dam closed the Chattahoochee River in 1956. The lake…

Lake Allatoona is a reservoir of some 12,010 acres on the Etowah River, in Georgia. You will find it in Cherokee County.…