Yesterday was Lanier’s smallest decrease in a while
The rain yesterday (about 1/3 of an inch) didn’t help to refill Lanier, but it did help to reduce the loss. According to the USGS, Lanier only lost 0.02 feet yesterday (about 1/4 of an inch), which is the smallest decrease in at least a month.
The reason was due to the rain, but for two reasons. First, it obviously put some water back into the lake. The second reason is that the Corps likely released less water than normal since the river was getting extra from the rain as well.
The bad news is that the forecast is now calling for only about 1/4″ more rain in the next few days, which would give us a total of about 1/2″ — not the 1-1/2″ that they were hoping for.
Also, I’ve built a new page that allows you to follow the daily levels in Lake Lanier. I hope you find it useful.
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October 24th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Question, since perhaps you know… is anything being done with treated sewage water to help with the drought? As far as I understand it, the water comes in from the sewer system in Atlanta, is treated, and then gets pumped into the rivers, which carries it out of GA. Is there any thought to recycling the water back into Lake Lanier or just back to the treatment facilities?
Thanks!
October 24th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
[...] — a great resource devoted solely to the region’s water-supply shortage — notes that Lake Lanier showed its lowest decrease in water levels yesterday. Chalk it up to the rain, [...]