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Lake Lanier full again at 1,070 feet
Lake Lanier
A Gainesville man who was found after drowning on Wednesday, June 5, marked the second drowning victim at Lake Lanier this year. - photo by Scott Rogers
For the first time in two years, Lake Lanier’s water level has risen to 1,070 feet above sea level. It was February of 2016 when the lake last hit 1,070, but what now represents full winter pool and good news after dry times wasn’t so two years ago.