Inflow to Lanier reaching record lows
Friday, June 13th, 2008The various rivers and streams that flow into Lake Lanier are at (or near) their all-time lows, which isn’t a good sign for the lake.
According to 11Alive, the Chattahoochee River north of the lake is at 28% of its normal flow. Other than the 28% figure, the article didn’t give any other numbers, just quotes from local residents talking about how low it looks.
So far this year, the lake has done pretty well. It even surprised some folks (like myself) when it rose a few inchdes last month. This month has been a slow but steady drop, down about 4 inches so far. Last June, the lake dropped by about 21 inches, so at least we’re still dropping at a slower rate. Of course, we’re already about 10 feet lower than this time last year…
If the inflow continues to dwindle, this could create some big problems, even with the revised operating plan in place.
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