Recent rainfall helps drought, but not enough for Lake Lanier.
Lake levels were 5.7 feet below normal as of Wednesday morning.
“We’re very fortunate that it has actually been rising lately, but we started in a deep hole.
We were 11 feet down and now we’re still 6 feet down, so while this rain has been good it hasn’t been enough,” explained Chattahoochee River Keeper, Jason Ulseth.
“When we get rain, only a small amount of land in just a couple counties drain into the lake.
Because of the low lake levels, a Level 2 Drought Response remains in effect for Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Paulding and White counties.
Even-numbered and unnumbered addresses may water on Wednesday and Saturday before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. Odd-numbered addresses may water Thursday and Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. For anyone traveling to Lake Lanier, the extra shoreline is clear, but debris beneath the surface may not be.
People diving underwater may have underwater hazards that were not there before,” explained U.S. Army Corps of Engineers natural resource manager Nick Baggett.
“You can damage your boat and more importantly it’s a hazard to your life.
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