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Lanier begins summer full pool at highest point since 2003
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Cecil Quinley, Buford Dam power plant manager, left, and Chris Smith of the U.S. Geological Survey stand at the top of Buford Dam. Behind the men a digital readout visible from the nearby road displays the current lake level. - photo by NAT GURLEY
For the longest time, it seemed like Lake Lanier couldn’t reach winter or summer full pool.' Thanks in part to steady, heavy rains, the North Georgia reservoir blew past both marks in mid-April and hasn’t looked back. With the summer level of 1,071 feet above sea level taking effect today, Lanier is at 1,072.29 feet, the highest it has been since Feb. 8, 2010, when the lake was at 1,072.34. The last time Lanier was higher on May 1 was in 2003.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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