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Drought is fully upon us, with no real rain in sight

Lake Lanier levels could drop a couple of feet by mid-July

Paddlers move past the beach at Clarks Bridge Park on Tuesday afternoon as dropping water levels in Lake Lanier show how far the level has fallen.

0622drought2 — Paddlers move past the beach at Clarks Bridge Park on Tuesday afternoon as dropping water levels in Lake Lanier show how far the level has fallen.

It doesn’t seem so long ago when rain couldn’t stop falling. Now, we could go days between raindrops. And the soil is beginning to show it, as the Hall County area is steeped in drought.