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They spent their childhood fishing on their family’s boat and playing with neighborhood friends on the shoreline. After they left home and graduated college, they both spent a … Read More TowBoatUS Walter F. George Opens on Alabama’s Lake Eufaula BoatUS News Date: 7/14/2023 EUFAULA, AL – Brett Taporowski and Ben Morgan, who have a combined 50 years experience salvaging boats damaged or destroyed by storms, have an impressive record. In total, they’ve completed more than 19,000 recreational boat salvage and recoveries over the past 21 major hurricanes. Now, the business … Read More Water Resources Outlook (March 2023) Todd Hamill Date: 3/20/2023 Water Resources Outlook for March … Read More Is Your Boat’s Long Winter Nap Going Well? BoatUS News Date: 1/1/2023 SPRINGFIELD, VA., Jan. 24, 2022 – Storms have hammered the U.S., and many recreational boats are sleeping away the winter under a layer of ice and snow. If you store your boat outside and haven’t checked up on her lately, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has five tips for a midwinter … Read More 14 4:07:27 AM UPCOMING EVENTS 11/3/2024 - Daylight Saving Time Ends 3/9/2025 - Daylight Saving Time Begins 11/2/2025 - Daylight Saving Time Ends 3/15/2026 - Daylight Saving Time Begins What’s New! Favorites SmartDocks.net My RV Mail Hertz Rental Car Flowers by Teleflora RV Rentals by RV Share Water Level Lake Lanier Forums Vacation Rentals Real Estate Classifieds Featured Business Modern South Antiques 770-725-8011 1910 Railroad St Statham, GA 30666 ModernSouthAntiques.AntiqueTrail.com Add your business • River: Chattahoochee River • Length: 540 Miles • Surface Area: 38,542 Acres • Volume: 1,917,000 Acre Feet • Drainage Area: 1,040 Square Miles • Length: 44 Miles Lake Sidney Lanier, often referred to as Lake Lanier, is a reservoir in the northern portion of Georgia. Lake Lanier was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. It was named for poet Sidney Lanier, and was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is patrolled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The lake is in Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, Gwinnett, and Lumpkin counties, split about 60%, 30%, 5%, 4%, and 1% respectively, filling the valley into numerous small arms and fingers. The former thalweg of the Chestatee and the Chattahoochee south of it form the county line between Hall and a tiny corner of Gwinnett to the east, and Dawson and Forsyth to the west. One of the main purposes of the lake is flood control downstream of the lake, mainly protecting metro Atlanta. There have only been three major flooding events on the downstream section since the construction of Buford Dam. The most recent flooding event was in 2013. The lake’s original lake and authorized purposes were to provide hydroelectricity, navigation, flood control and water supply for Atlanta. Lake Lanier began filling in 1956, and in 1957, 20 miles downstream, Morgan Falls Dam was raised to regulate the flow from Buford Dam to give Atlanta water during the hours it was needed most. The foresight of the entire project was confirmed in early fall of 1958 during two solid months of drought which would have left the Chattahoochee and its tributaries nearly dry, if not for the Buford Dam. Since the 1990s, the Corps of Engineers, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have all been fighting for use of the water held in Lake Lanier. Federal law mandates that when a river flows between two or more states, each state has a right to an equal share of the water. Additionally, other laws such as the Endangered Species Act require that water be available for threatened or endangered species that live in or around Chattahoochee River and Apalachicola Bay. Lake Lanier is particularly known for its boaters, houseboats, jetskiers and there is also a local water park, The Lake Lanier Islands waterpark. The 1996 Summer Olympics rowing and sprint canoeing events were held at the lake. It also hosted the canoe sprint World Championships in 2003 at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club. Every year from mid-November through December, Lake Lanier Islands are decorated with holiday lights, know as the Magical Nights of Lights, one of the world’s largest light shows. 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